Since the time immemorial, the technological advance has been synonymous with the concept of progress, from the inventions of gunpowder and printing in the ninth and fifteenth centuries, respectively, to the innovation of the personal computer and the establishment of Wordmymsming.
Or by the course, Item progress is an inherently better term to improve, associated with the general “improvement” of the human race: to be smarter, stronger and improve the ways in which we live and work in our daily lives.
But, is Always positive progress? Does technological innovation necessarily lead to the general good for humans? Or are we allowing the supposed net positive results of technological advancement by eclipssing the possible problematic ramifications?
Paul Hague, CEO of Blackdice Cyber, believes that problematic ramifications are not only “potential”, they are very real, and we are witnessing that they materialize in real time. In addition, in addition to being very real, they are also more than “a little problem.”
Our constant improvement of technology is not to leave a part of our unquoted lives, and in an increasing number of ways, our supposed “progress” at the hands of innovative technology is having a very negative impact on humanity, not only the etropology probably, anthropology probably, but will completely change us to society.
The “erosion of imagination” in sight
But what exactly is this “negative impact” that we speak or?
Something that immediately trusts the mind is a stereotypical father or grandfather who scolds his children and grandchildren for spending too much time on his cell phones or in front of television. It is a reminiscence of a very familiar generational trope: “In my day, the children climbed trees and set up their bicycles.”
We may have put our eyes on this in the past, challenge it to standard resistance people to change, but in reality, our parents and grandparents can very well have some bone, even if you know or not.
Hague affirms that the incredible world of technology in which we are immersed, a world that we build ourselves is swallowing everything. But, unlike Jonah, humanity is not being saved by the whale. Assuming that the whale is symbolic of the so -called technological revolution of the 21st century, it is being involuntarily exiled to a future emptiness of the most important aspects of what makes us human, the belly of the future whale, emotion.
Whether inspired by a fear cliché to progress or more an intuitive concern about the potential impact of technology, it is making clear that great and grands were in something. It seems that it is thought with each technological step forward, the launch of each new iPhone and celebrity trip to space, we are taking two steps back.
In fact, we are in an existential paradox.
The most incredible scientific and technical minds are to imagine and create innovations beyond the understanding of common people, creating unfathomable possibilities for human life and, at the same time, it is creative, emotional and unique.
So what happens when we eradicate our sense of miracle? How can we be bright and regressive?
Advancing beyond the mundane: bordom as a “lost superpower”
In Paul Hague’s opinion, we have progressed to the point of having “designed friction”: we have almost made life too easy, and Bordom has become a distant memory and the “joy of stillness” “almost incomprehensible. Ultimately, their point is that our lives and the processes that govern them are almost too efficient, leaving no, or very little, space for Bordom.
At the bottom of the letter, the idea of being able to eliminate completely is something attractive, but what about all the things that Bordom inspires us to do? Hague believes that friction creates thought: it inspires us to think and imagine, motivated by the need to solve problems and facilitate life.
“Bordom builds creativity. The limits support development. And without this, something essential is lost.”
In fact, the inherent enigma is that, although Bordom generates innovation, really achieving innovation means that there is less need to continue creating: we eliminate the possibility of being boring, and in doing so, we inadvertently put the breaks in progress. It seems that, perhaps, our ultimate goal of technological supremacy, so to speak, could also mean the disappearance of true humanity.
Many people believe that this phenomenon is obviously essential in children’s behavior: little ones who personify innocence and naivety, with minds so easily flexible and opinions so quickly influenced. Today, children are not only surrounded by technology, their lives (and there are very) depend on it in every imaginable senses. They have never known a world in which technology did not govern our lives, a duration of time in which cell phones did not fill all pockets, AI could not write emails for us and autonomous cars were a simple product of our image.
Because there is no fault of them, children live in a world governed by technology, not only provide entertainment when they reach school, but help them learn, answering questions and exploring problems.
It is the dependence of these small minds of technology, and, consistently, a culture of maximum efficiency and constant instant gratification, that is, it is the easiest way to see the effect that technology is having in our lives. It is the marked contrast between the childhood of the modern child and ours seems to be more effective to drive home.
That is, “the presence is strange. The stillness feels strange” and “productivity is confused with the bone with perpetual stimulation.”
The future of technology and the need for a “cultural calculation”
But not only children are at risk. As adults, we like to believe that we have total control of our lives and our lives, but in a way, it can be time to accept the possibility that we can have driven technology so far that we have almost lost control. That, instead of us, we simply use technology, technology is beginning to use us. Not necessarily in a dystopian way, but a terrifying perspective without a subway.
So what does that mean for humans and our future?
First, this group about the progress of technology and its nature in general is not necessarily linked to the feeling “anti-technology”, not at all.
In fact, Paul Hague affirms that he sees himself as “quite the opposite.” He believes that technology has a lot of power to improve the world: “protect, improve and raise human life.”
But, for that to be our reality, it must be controlled and modified. The objective of technology must be that “creates presence” instead of eliminating it: it must add to our lives instead of beer Our lives: a son of how a father can wisely teach a teenager that a romantic couple must improve their life instead of becoming the center of their universe.
We need technology to support and contribute significantly to the lives and the world in which we want to live and live, and ultimately, it is still possible that this becomes our reality. Innovation and progress are not irreversible, it will only replace a lot of work and intentional action to ensure that our priorities are where they need to be.
Ultimately, our approach should be in mind and response to what we create.
Paul Hague expresses it in a few words: “The systems we have created can be rebuilt. And the change begins with asking better questions, designing carefully and remembering that some of the best parts of being human happen, we look for.”
