Technology

Technology, something that each and every person uses on a daily bases, even something that people could not live without these days. Take the clock for example. The clock that is used in the classroom, as well as in every modern home, is something that we rely on every day and every hour. Time is something that is very important, it keeps everyone on track , and it keeps everyone organized. Without the clock's helpful display, nobody would really know what time is was, and everyone would be on different time schedules. The clock and time affects me in a lot of different ways, it helps me to organize my life, and keep my life on track as well. As James Burke states, a "technology trap" is something that you literally cannot get out of in the case of a technology break down. Another example in my opinion would be theme parks. In the case of a technology disaster, the roller coasters of our days would stop in an instant. Therefor, we would be trapped, until a reboot of energy, or an alternate power source was used.  My opinion on our dependence on technology is that we do depend very much on technology, and it would be hard to live without it. However, I believe we could live without it. It's been done before, and it could be done again. But few people today would choose to live without it after having lived with t for so long. I believe that technology has made a giant leap since the 1960's. If we were ever to have another blackout like the one in New York in 1965, I believe that it would be more of a tragedy. I believe this because we now have even more technology, and more things that we would need to worry about if we were ever to have another blackout. I think that technology may stray us away from our natural instinct for a moment, but they always kick back in. Once technology bails on us, our natural instincts come back, as they always will. It may seem as though it has separated from our true beings and nature, but past all the wires and technology, it is still there. I think that if the power were to ever go out in CSUMB, we would run out of resources very quickly. For example, in the dining commons, we are constantly refilling and restocking everything. As far as the alternate power source goes, the generators, they only last for so long. And once those generators crash, there is not another source of energy to back us up. This is where we would panic, meaning that we may depend a little too much on technology itself.