Technology has a vital role in the daily workings of our society; from the cars we drive, to the devices we use to communicate, and even in the coffee machines many rely on to keep them buzzing. Advancements in technology are made on an almost daily basis, however, are all of them necessary? Are self-driving cars beneficial or do people really need a cell phone that can communicate with them through voice activation? In the third chapter (“Technology”) of his book, Building a Bridge to the Eighteenth Century, Neil Postman analyzes how progress is defined and how it can result in corruption. Postman also ponders the relationship between moral progress and technological advancements.
In the first few pages of the chapter, Postman explains that by the close of the nineteenth century, progress was still thriving, individuals were moving towards …show more content…
“In any case, to come to the point, I regard it as stupid to be anti-technology. That would be something like being anti-food. We need technology to live, as we need food to live. But, of course, if we eat too much food, or eat food that has no nutritional value, or eat food that is infected with disease, we ten a means of survival into its opposite. The same may be said of our technology,” (Postman 44). I agree with Postman, that one cannot be against technology, in today 's society; technology is all around us, we utilize throughout most of our day. Therefore, we might not be able to sustain from using technology, we can limit our use of it when necessary. We can use our cars to travel, our phones to communicate, our computers to do research. On the other hand, this does not justify constantly relying on social media or using our technology to avoid human contact. Much like anything else, technology needs to consumed only as needed and not
In the first few pages of the chapter, Postman explains that by the close of the nineteenth century, progress was still thriving, individuals were moving towards …show more content…
“In any case, to come to the point, I regard it as stupid to be anti-technology. That would be something like being anti-food. We need technology to live, as we need food to live. But, of course, if we eat too much food, or eat food that has no nutritional value, or eat food that is infected with disease, we ten a means of survival into its opposite. The same may be said of our technology,” (Postman 44). I agree with Postman, that one cannot be against technology, in today 's society; technology is all around us, we utilize throughout most of our day. Therefore, we might not be able to sustain from using technology, we can limit our use of it when necessary. We can use our cars to travel, our phones to communicate, our computers to do research. On the other hand, this does not justify constantly relying on social media or using our technology to avoid human contact. Much like anything else, technology needs to consumed only as needed and not