Technology Is Wrong

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Technically, We’re Doing it Wrong

Technological achievements are a testament to the human race. Technology is the one thing on this planet that is continuing to evolve past us. The irony is that so many people have become blind to the consequences of our actions by the light of our technological achievements. In the 1980’s, engineers and scientists noted being almost entirely motivated by external validation and legitimization which began this trend (Jameson 8). By overcoming the hubris of achievement, and by evaluating, adjusting, or even eliminating technology, we can prevent some of the negative impacts that they make on our world. Technically, we are doing it wrong. It’s time we work on evaluating new technologies before they are produced, …show more content…

Technology is incredibly important. If it wasn’t then it wouldn’t be as prevalent in society as it is today. Think about how you go through the day, what devices you communicate with or interact with and how they shape your decisions. Would you decide to go to the market after work, or come home and warm up a frozen dinner in the microwave? The impacts are seen as small and we have been around these devices for so long that we forget how attached at the hip we are. This is all dictated by our ideas revolving around technology, about how we envision, and …show more content…

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