Emotions And Technology: The Power Of Technology

Technology has long been viewed as being inherently progressive, satisfying our immediate curiosities, making work easier and more efficient, and increasing the intelligence of the user all the while. Recent discussions about the reality of these assumptions have stimulated further experiments about how technology and the Internet actually affects our minds, how we think, and ultimately how we interact. Some argue that the Internet allows for fast and easy access to vast amounts of information, and acts as a platform for communication between people who would’ve never had the chance to converse. Adversely, people who are skeptical about the perceived eminence of the Internet argue that technology has an underlying effect on people, of which the consequences have not yet been fully considered. The best perspective on this issue is reflected by Nicholas Carr in his book The Shallows, when he writes, “The price we pay to assume …show more content…
Emotion is the motivation behind some of man 's’ greatest accomplishments; in fact, the root word of both emotion and motivation is the Latin movete, to move. Emotion has undoubtedly been the defining factor between humans and technology until this point, but if we continue on the same path, there may well be no difference between us and the technology we built. One may contend that emotions and social media are mutually inclusive, so it would be impossible, with the popularity of social media, for people to lose all emotion as a result of technology, but it’s simply not true. Our social instincts are precisely what is driving our “merge” with technology. As Carr writes, “While this cybernetic blurring of mind and machine may allow us to carry out certain cognitive tasks far more efficiently, it poses a threat to our integrity as human beings.” (Carr, 214) Emotion is key in maintaining social order, and therefore plays a role in preserving