The Harsh Reality of the Future Blog 2

"We must begin to say 'no' to certain kinds of technology and to begin to control technological change because we've now reached the point that technology is so powerful and so rapid that it could destroy us unless we control it." This statement is a scary statement that I believe is true. Technology is changing too much and is destroying lives. I agree that people do need to start saying no to technology so they do not become completely disconnected from everyday life. I do not think people will be able to keep up with technology if it keeps advancing. If manufactures would slow down the production of new technology it would give people the opportunity to catch up to technology. I doubt this would happen because everything that is done in this world is about money. Technology is another way people make money so the production of new material will not slow down. If technology comes to a standstill it is possible that manufactures would not make as much money, since every time a new product is released the price is always more than the previous version. I don't think people understand how dangerous technology is become and how much more dangerous it can get. I think people should pay attention more to some things that are in movies. I Robot showed something that could possibly happen because of technology. There have been products created that were considered robots and people are only going to search for ways to improve these so called robots. The way that technology is constantly changing I do not see any reason why sometime in the future events like in the movie wouldn't happen. People are going to continue to get smarter and technology is going to continue to make things easier for people. Future Shock allowed me to see how much technology has changed from the 70s to now. It has changed a great amount since then and won’t stop. It showed that somebody believed that technology could become a problem someday. That was a correct assumption since technology is a problem in the world today. Twenty years from now it’ll be a bigger problem than it is now. I am anxious to see where technology will be in twenty years but I am also nervous. I see that the way it dictates the everyday lives of people today and I believe it will only get worse. I see technology really becoming a problem in sports. Part two of Future Shock made me believe this. When the doctor showed the prosthetic arm and explain how it worked made be think that people could start to gain an advantage from prosthetic appendages. These parts could become stronger than the basic body parts of a human body. Athletes could gain advantages from injury because of technology they could come back stronger from serious injuries because of the growth of technology.