I have been associated with IT for the last 16 years. I am an MCSE and have worked with some really large networks.
I have seen the computer evolve from a 64k machine (with no hard drive) to a Gigaflop desktop machine in that time.
I still earn my living working in technology but I have to play Devil’s advocate here…
Do we need it? Get basic for a sec…
All we really need is food, water, and shelter. Does it matter if my server at home crashes with my collection of .mp3 songs that I got from Napster (and don’t have a backup?)?
NO.
What matters is the ground that we walk on, the air that we breathe, and the trees that provide said air.
What about the future of artificial intelligence? I heard that in Britian, they now have a robot that runs on food.
Anyone ever think about the direction that technology evolves as a whole?
Some might argue that we NEED technology to keep us alive. i.e. – Transplants, surgery, life-support. Well, I say we should let more people die. We are circumventing Natural Selection with the evolution of technology.
Don’t get me wrong, I am no radical…in fact, I still work in technology.
I just think that we humans could use more instincts and less intellect.
