What if we lived in a world where it was ruled by technology? Ruled in the extent where it was everywhere, controlled most things, was the authoritarian rule of the land? This is just what Postman addresses as technopoly, in his work titled “Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology”. The author explains just how influential technology can be on a society, especially if this aforementioned technology begins wielding more strength and power; signs one are already exposed to. Technopoly would heavily impact society, as we know it, if it was to be completely realized. What we were once able to control would be controlled by technology. Humans will then begin to, for a lack of a better term, glorify technology. One’s wouldn’t have to think for themselves anymore, technology could take over that feat for us. Postman in particular offers education as an example to this notion. As in our current society, an individual learns from writing, arithmetic, history are becoming replaced with technology. More within the educational system students are presented with and taught to learn with visuals, presentations in order to delve emotions one couldn’t quite be able to procure without
What if we lived in a world where it was ruled by technology? Ruled in the extent where it was everywhere, controlled most things, was the authoritarian rule of the land? This is just what Postman addresses as technopoly, in his work titled “Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology”. The author explains just how influential technology can be on a society, especially if this aforementioned technology begins wielding more strength and power; signs one are already exposed to. Technopoly would heavily impact society, as we know it, if it was to be completely realized. What we were once able to control would be controlled by technology. Humans will then begin to, for a lack of a better term, glorify technology. One’s wouldn’t have to think for themselves anymore, technology could take over that feat for us. Postman in particular offers education as an example to this notion. As in our current society, an individual learns from writing, arithmetic, history are becoming replaced with technology. More within the educational system students are presented with and taught to learn with visuals, presentations in order to delve emotions one couldn’t quite be able to procure without