Negativity of Technology
September 17, 2008
In “Refusing to Hope in a God of Technology”, Jeff Dietrich states that people are too readily accepting technology and will soon forget what face-to-face communication is like. I agree with this. The world only looks at the convenience and benefits that technology brings, we ignore the negative affects. Dietrich also talks about how all this constant changing will leave the poor behind. I believe this is true as well. We cannot possibly expect everyone to be able to keep up with the ever-changing technology. Eventually, the intelligent, middle to lower-class individuals will not be allowed, or able to express their opinions or to be of the technological age we are in because of financial issues. They are left out. It would be harder for them to find a job, get a job, keep in contact with others, and things would be generally less convenient for them. That is not what America is about, we are supposed to include everyone, have equal rights. While we cannot completely reject technology, we do not have to put all our trust, hopes, and dreams in it either. We should accept it, but not rely on it as we do now. We can use technology and reap the benefits of it but we need to also be prepared for the negative repercussions.
