IN SERVICE OF MACHINES
They have us working to support computers, phones, cell phones, fax machines, televisions, iPods, Blackberries, satellite radio, satellite TV feeds, cable TV, DVD, Tivo, wireless internet, DSL, cable modems ...
It is precisely as laid out in "The Matrix" -- the batteries in the machines are the people. The people supply energy to keep the machines running.
The machines have us divided and conquered, so that our protests -- such as writing this -- are solitary and go unheard. If we could only band together collectively, we could generate power enough to resist the machines. But we can't. And the worst part of it is that the machines are merely a part of ourselves (collectively) that stands for selfishness (which is defined as the desire to be alone, apart from others). Right?
It is precisely as laid out in "The Matrix" -- the batteries in the machines are the people. The people supply energy to keep the machines running.
The machines have us divided and conquered, so that our protests -- such as writing this -- are solitary and go unheard. If we could only band together collectively, we could generate power enough to resist the machines. But we can't. And the worst part of it is that the machines are merely a part of ourselves (collectively) that stands for selfishness (which is defined as the desire to be alone, apart from others). Right?
posted by element313 | 5:59 PM
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"If anything, the problem with technology is its tendency to forcefully remove boundaries between people, between the private and the public."
Technology enables boundaries, as people watch TV -- investing emotional energy in the images of people on the screen, instead of interacting with their neighbors. Technology puts people in our own cells -- cars, TV-equipped homes, cell phones, etc. -- which, on the plus side, enables large numbers of us to coexist in a crowded society (supporting a much higher population than in prior to the existence of these technologies).
But we need to be aware of the downside, the cost and price that technology exacts -- and this comes in part through the technology's helping to drive people into their own little worlds, divided from each other. The preference for machines over real human contact creates boundaries that are good to a limited extent but grow out of control, in today's world.
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