Another example could be a writer. Some MIT graduates got their paper accepted into the World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (Runyan 1). The paper was written only by a computer-generated “context-free” program, with absolutely no help from the actual humans that created the program (Runyan 1). In 1993, a person by the name of Scott French spent $50,000 in order to purchase an artificial intelligence so that he could program it to write a bestselling romance novel (Runyan 2). He got what he wanted, and the book turned out to sell 15,000 copies in the first printing; the book being 70,000 words long (Runyan 2). Interestingly, the book turned out to be pretty good. Jobs are being taken over by machines. They don't appeal as much to people as much as they did a decade or two ago. More technology equals less people. Less people equals less expense on salaries. People need to deduce that there always is a possibility that they could get fired from a job and replaced with a computer or machine. The machine would produce better results because a machine never gets tired, but the person fired would be without a job. What is more important?
The most important and most used piece of technology in the world is the internet (Jesdanun 4). The internet is used all the time, helping people access information in a matter of seconds, enabling people to keep in touch with people for free from one side of the globe to the other with the click of a mouse, and even being a storefront for people who make a living having a home business, such as eBay. These things are not bad at all; nevertheless there are harmful and dangerous things about the internet as well. People turn to the internet for all their needs. They turn to it for almost everything that pops into their mind, and there is always going to be something on the internet that fuels that need. They spend so much time sitting in front of their computer, staring at the screen, clicking away mindlessly from internet page to page. They watch videos, they read blogs, they make blogs, they instant message, they post photos, they look at photos, they type papers, they read recipes, buy merchandise, sell merchandise, and countless of other things. These things seem like a lot of things, but they don't take any effort at all. They all take a few strokes on the keyboard and a few clicks of the mouse. It is all another way to addiction; addiction to the internet and what it could do, and sacrificing things that they really need. What would happen if the internet all shut down? Could people even believe that it could happen? In fact, it could. Recently, the founders and creators of the internet about 20 years ago have started to talk about scrapping the internet and what it is and creating a whole new one (Jesdanun 4). A whole new internet! Now it seems much more artificial. The internet is amazingly more vulnerable than it looks (Jesdanun 4).
People pride themselves with their material possessions. They pride themselves for having as many technological products as they could afford, and they boast about them to others (StraightUp). Still, is there really anything to boast about? All that proves from having the latest technology is that you are living in affluence, and you have the means necessary to buy as many technological products that even only somewhat catches your eye. Nonetheless, that's the problem itself. No matter what, even if people cannot afford it, they still waste the majority of their money on technological products. They are the most expensive type of material good. After they see themselves in debt, they regret that they bought as much as they wanted to. Why are people so obsessed with technology? They don't worry about preserving their money, and they think that every technological product will save them time in some way, or make it easier for them in some way do so something that really doesn't even take that long in the first place. Cooking, cleaning, working, entertaining, transporting…the list goes on. There are so many different ways technology can be put to use, and people always want to try using it for everything. Religion also comes into play here. Is religion as enforced and emphasized upon our society as much as it was 50 to 100 years ago? People have found no meaning for religion. The need for God is eclipsed or considered meaningless because the areas of health, wealth, and happiness are now dominated by human creations (Thomas 2). Technology affects all areas of our lives, including ones that people never realize.
