Technological Advancement
Over the last century, technology has been shaping our lives more and more each day. Nowadays, one can hardly live without a computer once introduce to it. It is becoming more customary and common that one knows how to use a PC. Of course, there are a few people incompetent at computing skills. It is not necessarily that we need computers in our lives, rather, we let computers shape our lives. The same can be said about technology. Those technology that facilitate and make our lives easier, and if they are affordable, can be a plus. But they are not necessary. Frankly, I believe that most of us use them because we already have them.
I always wonder if the advancement in technology is winding down, ie are we going to hit a bottleneck soon? How long can this surge of advancement last? Currently, the trend is in nanotechnology, getting into the atomic/subatomic level. But what’s after that? Is a human brain capable of further creativity and imagination? Are things getting better, or are they just being improved upon slightly, with not much change in the actual technology?
Maybe it’s the novelty of new invention and that we are materialistic in wanting it.
Over the last century, technology has been shaping our lives more and more each day. Nowadays, one can hardly live without a computer once introduce to it. It is becoming more customary and common that one knows how to use a PC. Of course, there are a few people incompetent at computing skills. It is not necessarily that we need computers in our lives, rather, we let computers shape our lives. The same can be said about technology. Those technology that facilitate and make our lives easier, and if they are affordable, can be a plus. But they are not necessary. Frankly, I believe that most of us use them because we already have them.
I always wonder if the advancement in technology is winding down, ie are we going to hit a bottleneck soon? How long can this surge of advancement last? Currently, the trend is in nanotechnology, getting into the atomic/subatomic level. But what’s after that? Is a human brain capable of further creativity and imagination? Are things getting better, or are they just being improved upon slightly, with not much change in the actual technology?
Maybe it’s the novelty of new invention and that we are materialistic in wanting it.
