Tech makes us stupid
It's unbelievable how trusting we become of (software-based) products that ship broken. Almost every piece of software in existence is broken (this is why I have a job) in some fashion--a fact that should really be communicated and instilled in people's brains--yet, we depend on these products with our lives. Literally.
You hear how spellcheckers are unlearning people how to spell; but seriously--GPS/SatNav systems destroying cars? It's happening all of the time.
It's mind blowing that people want to absolve themselves of responsibility of their actions after taking advice of dumb computers (read: information stores not intellectual beings). I'm sure I fall victim to this as well, but man... think for yourself! ...or at least admit to it when you failed to do so.
One of the many examples.
You hear how spellcheckers are unlearning people how to spell; but seriously--GPS/SatNav systems destroying cars? It's happening all of the time.
It's mind blowing that people want to absolve themselves of responsibility of their actions after taking advice of dumb computers (read: information stores not intellectual beings). I'm sure I fall victim to this as well, but man... think for yourself! ...or at least admit to it when you failed to do so.
One of the many examples.
Labels: responsibility, technology
Thursday, January 03, 2008 9:39:00 AM
I couldn't agree more. I mostly think about communication and how simple it is to feel like we are in touch with people because we MMS 'happy new years' to everyone on our phone or send christmas emails. Trust me I know that without some of these tools I'd talk to far away friends much less, but what bothers me is how technology isolates us from people in our social hemisphere. I recently saw that digital comcast customers can sync up their movie watching in other words you and I can both be at home alone and start a movie at the same second so we *feel* like we are watching a movie together. I'm not against progress, I'm against change for the sake of it. top