An issue that is constantly on my mind is how the idea of technology has somehow become synonymous with computers. People equate putting in hours on sitting in front of TVs, typing on computers, playing with electronic devices as becoming technology literate. At some point in recent history, there was a paradigm shift in which people believe technology is a product of computers.
A part of me understands that this phenomenon likens to the early fire-tamers. Some curious caveman figured out he could harness wild fire and carry it around on a stick! Through that magical fire branch, he would have advantages over nature. There would be night lighting, animal-warding, cooking, heating, and other fire related technology gradually available.
So what happened to the cavemen after the discovery and mastery of fire? Well, we can read the history books about that time line.
But what about the current technology literate generation? What will this group of folks do with their time in front of TVs, on computers, using with electronic devices?
Monday, February 22, 2010
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Technology is used synonymously with computers, and there is so much more . . . Maybe we need a new word.
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