Technology today is a result of the trials and errors of prior scientists. The beginning stages of technology acted as an astounding catalyst to the evolution of mankind. Today’s technology shows the epitome of what artificial creations can do, and the road it is leading up to. The perspectives of the people depends on what ends of its impact on society they choose to analyze. The evolution of science and technology creates a balance of pros and cons in its effect on nature and mankind.
Frankenstein, by Maria Shelley, expresses the understanding of man’s relationship with nature. The story of Victor Frankenstein discovering a scientific breakthrough that defies the laws of nature represents the risks of going further into the understanding of the relationships between things. Victor saw his creation as a monster, and eventually became a metaphorical monster within himself since his act was internally conflicting. "I cannot describe to you the agony that these reflections inflicted upon me; I tried to dispel them, but sorrow only increased with knowledge." (Shelley 107) The story was an introductory to the flaws of making science more and more advanced.
We have come a long way from the time period of the Industrial Revolution. As of the 21st century, technology has become highly advanced and sensitive to man’s desires. There has been innovations in transportation, nonrenewable energy sources (i.e. solar, wind, nuclear power as well as hydropower), and mostly in the form of computers and communication altogether. The many years of attempting at using certain materials encourages the use of alternative resources, such as aluminum being used for its light weight and television’s use of plasma and LCD technology to eliminate the large back in older models. Cellular devices depict the most change. The use of touchscreens eventually eliminate the need for buttons. Advancement in data technology made it possible for phones to hold applications and other forms of media. Technology is taking a route where it is more a part of nature as time goes on.
Science has led to many conflicts over time. Factories used to manufacture the products we use today are capable of polluting environments. Pollution now occurs through either run offs into water supply, or as an air pollutant that can tamper with the ozone layer’s functioning. This is what leads to climate changes around the world, but what is specifically known as “global warming.” Our use of cellphones is the most impactful amongst, more frequently, younger age demographics. People become constantly distracted by their apparati that it has lead to various casualties from those who drove and looked at their phone simultaneously. In man’s efforts to make a more convenient world for people to enjoy, we have managed to diminish what has been wilderness and is now known as a garbage disposal and undesirable terrain.
If a difference is made in the always-changing nature of man’s creations, then there will be a chance that the malicious outcomes will diminish or even become non-existent. “I agree that one important story of technology today is about human vulnerability to the promise of sociality without the hard work that sociability involves,” states Nancy Rosenblum, the Senator Joseph Clark Professor of Ethics in Politics and Government in the Department of Government at Harvard. “We need to better understand under what conditions people are willing and able to engage in meaningful action” (Dizikes). One of the best ways that man can seek to improve is by raising awareness that their day-to-day activities can serve as a detriment if they are not careful. This is where the media plays a big part in making results through marketing campaigns and advertisements. It is less of a play on restoring the need for rudimentary technology and sciences to save the human race, but more of an understanding of the fundamentals of making an equilibrium of development and recovery from its flaws.
Works Cited
Dizikes, Peter. “Technology Sometimes Detrimental to Our Families, Social Lives.” Phys.Org. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 May 2016. <http://phys.org/news/2011-01-technology-detrimental-families-social.html>.
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft. Frankenstein. New York: Bedrick/Blackie, 1988. Print.
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