Technology

Technology tells us what we can do but not what we should do. It shows us what we are able to do but pieces of technology will never decide moral issues for us. That's something that we need to do for ourselves and some people, who rely to much on technology, will want it to make a difficult decision.

• Ex: We have the technology to clone but we don't have any form of technology to tell us if we should do it.

Hidden Messages tell you what to do with the technology.

• Ex: A ruler "tells" us to measure things with it.

They all have a good side and a bad side. It also causes even more problems then it solves.

• Ex: The good side of the car was that we are able to get places faster. The bad side is that it causes air pollution, which is, obviously, bad for the environment.
• Ex: Blogs vs. Newspapers
• -Blogs are an easier way to get news stories, but they sometimes only cover one side of the story or only cover the main points and not the details.
• -Newspapers cover what's happening in one specific town. They usually have all the facts and (depending on what paper) tell the whole story. But now that people are getting their news from the web, newspapers are becoming practically extinct. ** Bad side to them going out of business: the printing companies may go out of business to and people could loose their jobs.

People used to have all this time to do things with their families; but now that they are able to take their work home with them, they will be "absorbed" with business and not the things that matter. [i.e. family]

Technology also forces us to give up certain things.

• Ex: Talking to people.

1. When we talk face to face, we have body language, tone of voice, and the words we use.
2. When we talk on the phone, we have tone of voice and the words we choose.
3. When we text or IM, we only have the words we use.
4. As you can see, each time we got a new technology, we were forced to get rid of something.