I view technology as a\nparadoxical phenomenon which already got out of human control without us\nrealizing it. Presumably, it made many of our life aspects, such as\ncommunication, transportation, education, easier and more convenient. However,\nif one was to calculate the costs of technological development at a speed it\nhas been occurring, especially intangible costs, then I believe we would find\nourselves at a loss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I must admit that I do rejoice\nthe convenience brought by technological development, specifically when it\ncomes to communication. Being able to talk to or follow the lives of the dear\nones who are physically far away is the advantage I cannot underestimate.\nHowever, technology and technologically-advanced communication while being\nforceful are still lifeless. Just like with the invention of writing people\nlost ability to memorize well, with technology we are losing our ability to be\npresent and connected (connected to actual reality, not the virtual one). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even though I would not\ncall myself a Luddite, both my body and my mind reject the intervention of\ntechnology into my personal life and the life of the society. What I constantly\nobserve is an addiction to technological devices and the unlimited non-stop\ncommunication that they made possible. A lot of the times I am myself staying in\na technological cage, waiting for a dose of virtual communication, which successfully\nmanipulates my emotional state. Yet, I am able to recognize that this is a\ncage, and that somehow technological devices as well as the process of virtual\ncommunication exhaust me, taking away my connection with the world around and\nlimiting my ability to communicate with it using my natural senses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
No wonder the happiest moments of my day are the ones when there is no phone or laptop around, but rather someone sitting next to me, present in this very moment (hopefully not partially on snapchat or instagram). At these moments communication with people and the world around occurs without a medium but with the actual senses. As Miller argues, \u201cthe larger the number of senses involved, the better the chance of transmitting a reliable copy of the sender\u2019s mental state\u201d (48). With technology humans no longer feel the need to have these senses as the medium perfectly replaces them. This, I believe, consequently leads to a loss of a precious ability to sense, making humans crave for a technology-created sensations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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