Technology’s Double-Edged Sword

It is hard to deny that we are living in the technology age. The main form of communication now is either email or cellphone. We use social networking sites like Facebook to keep in touch with friends rather than pick up the phone and call them. And then there is Twitter, which this blog did a small feature on just yesterday. But with all the good technology can do for us it is just as dangerous, for every computer owner knows that it is only a matter of time before the wonderful little machine crashes on us. After the initial anger at the inconvenience of the thing there is the inevitable panic of “Oh God, what if I just lost everything.” Then there is the scramble to find the problem and, hopefully, a solution. Some get lucky and resolve the issue right away, but others are not so fortunate. Those are the ones who tuck the lifeless entity under their arms and march over to the nearest computer store begging for a new fix. The sad thing is there isn’t much we can do about this. The computer is in our system now, for better or worse. We gave ourselves to it and will have to suffer the consequences. It’s not all bad though. Just think about the endless amounts of information we receive in return for the occasional tiff with the infernal machine. And as long as our famous last words don’t become, “Computers will never completely take over,” we should all be fine.