In the continuing trend of talking about our culture’s growing
infatuation and dependence on our technology, today I will talk about whether
or not we are controlling our technology or if it is controlling us. I have to
admit when you see that pearlescent blue glow on the zombified face of a friend
or loved one as they check their twitter, it is easy to begin questioning who
is really in charge. Another thing that scares me is when you climb into one of
these new tricked out rolling super computers they call cars now a days and I can
literally feel all of the wire and sensors in between me and the actual
vehicle. All this aside, I do not think that technology would ever be able to
run our lives to the point of subservience. I am not necessarily referring to
some Terminator like scenario or even one concerning people getting to
the point where they completely control their lives from some control room. Even
our discussion of it in a liberal arts prerequisite class shows my point. Our concern
of the topic when it is less than a major issue shows that I don’t think we
would ever let it get to that point. This also relates to the fact that humans
have a natural resistance to domination. I think that the urgency in which we address
our electronic devices is more contributed to the dramatic nature we the people
tend to have and less to any current real threat. For example, I can remember
rushing home every Friday night to be home by four o’clock to catch my favorite
show. All I can say for absolutely sure is that I’m not letting it control me,
won’t you join me.
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