Technology, Is It The New Master Of Mankind?
Judy Ramsook
November 01, 2005
Technology is great, now when some one’s car breaks down he/she can whip out that cellular telephone and call the nearest towing company or friend instead of walking one or two miles in unfamiliar territory to the nearest pay phone, if the pay phone happens to be in good working condition by the time he/she arrives there, that is.
And if one’s life is too busy, he/she can take his/her PDA or laptop computer on the go. If one can’t get enough of that favourite song he/she has been listening to, he/she can also take along his/ portable cd player, or Ipod.
But as the day winds down and one makes it back home for yet another night, what’s one of the first things he/she does?
He/she places his/her useful little gadgets in recharge mode, so they can be ready for another busy day of computing, talking, setting and keeping appointments and music listening.
And as one does all these things, does it seem more and more evident that it’s those gadgets that are quickly becoming one’s master?
When some one is need of the a type of service, and he/she dials that number, right away he/she is drawn into a world of the automated voice system that will ultimately direct him/her to the appropriate department he/she is seeking after selecting an option and pressing a suitable number on the telephone numeric pad.
And even though there are some persons among us who have little patience for such services, it makes some even wonder if the machine is more important than the human factor?
For almost every type of office related job involves the use of one of the above mentioned gadgets. So much so that some offices even shut down operations for the day if their computer system has a failure, or the server crashes, that’s just how important these machines are, some jobs cannot be performed without them.
If there is a temporary power outage, some people become so bored, they do not know what to do with themselves for they cannot turn on their computer, unless of course they happen to have a laptop with a recharged battery and wireless internet connection. Or they cannot watch cable or satellite television on their HD television or Plasma one.
But once power has been restored, these same individuals become drawn again to their gadgets and are animated into feeling alive again, as if they are some how addicted to their machines.
These fancy gadgets are useful, they can make one’s life more interesting than it was before he/she had an internet connection, and can save him/her much needed time.
But every once in a while some people who seem to be one with their machines and gadgets should take a walk or a breath of fresh air so he/she can remain in touch with that one thing we seem to be losing, the human touch.
And if one’s life is too busy, he/she can take his/her PDA or laptop computer on the go. If one can’t get enough of that favourite song he/she has been listening to, he/she can also take along his/ portable cd player, or Ipod.
But as the day winds down and one makes it back home for yet another night, what’s one of the first things he/she does?
He/she places his/her useful little gadgets in recharge mode, so they can be ready for another busy day of computing, talking, setting and keeping appointments and music listening.
And as one does all these things, does it seem more and more evident that it’s those gadgets that are quickly becoming one’s master?
When some one is need of the a type of service, and he/she dials that number, right away he/she is drawn into a world of the automated voice system that will ultimately direct him/her to the appropriate department he/she is seeking after selecting an option and pressing a suitable number on the telephone numeric pad.
And even though there are some persons among us who have little patience for such services, it makes some even wonder if the machine is more important than the human factor?
For almost every type of office related job involves the use of one of the above mentioned gadgets. So much so that some offices even shut down operations for the day if their computer system has a failure, or the server crashes, that’s just how important these machines are, some jobs cannot be performed without them.
If there is a temporary power outage, some people become so bored, they do not know what to do with themselves for they cannot turn on their computer, unless of course they happen to have a laptop with a recharged battery and wireless internet connection. Or they cannot watch cable or satellite television on their HD television or Plasma one.
But once power has been restored, these same individuals become drawn again to their gadgets and are animated into feeling alive again, as if they are some how addicted to their machines.
These fancy gadgets are useful, they can make one’s life more interesting than it was before he/she had an internet connection, and can save him/her much needed time.
But every once in a while some people who seem to be one with their machines and gadgets should take a walk or a breath of fresh air so he/she can remain in touch with that one thing we seem to be losing, the human touch.
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