Is technology advancing us to slowly killing us?
Nursing schools published an article with proven side effects from technology -specifically sitting too
long.
http://www.nursingschools.net/blog/2011/02/14-proven-side-effects-of-sitting-all-day/
Recently DRAFTfcb, an advertising agency in Paris, was asked to answer the question, “What impact will new technologies have on human evolution?” Their answer is illustrated in the infographic below.
My reaction to the video is antipathy. What are we doing with our lives?? Most people absorb 3x more information everyday compared to 50 years ago. Are we as a society are readily embracing technology with its positives, and ignoring the negatives?
Technology is changing the human experience. Life is no longer physically personal. We are becoming a society of convenience instead of our human nature.
In the video below of human dystopia in the movie Wall-e its specifically shows how people aren't even walking anymore, they're over weight, and eating only fast food.
"In ages past, you could walk around town for a whole day without seeing all the people you know. Now, everyone you know is within arm’s reach, taking that certain psychological feeling out of seeing people. You see them every second of every day, and hear nearly every single thought of theirs as soon as they think them."
Technology is changing the human experience. Life is no longer physically personal. We are becoming a society of convenience instead of our human nature.
In the video below of human dystopia in the movie Wall-e its specifically shows how people aren't even walking anymore, they're over weight, and eating only fast food.
"In ages past, you could walk around town for a whole day without seeing all the people you know. Now, everyone you know is within arm’s reach, taking that certain psychological feeling out of seeing people. You see them every second of every day, and hear nearly every single thought of theirs as soon as they think them."
Nursing schools published an article with proven side effects from technology -specifically sitting too
long.
http://www.nursingschools.net/blog/2011/02/14-proven-side-effects-of-sitting-all-day/
Recently DRAFTfcb, an advertising agency in Paris, was asked to answer the question, “What impact will new technologies have on human evolution?” Their answer is illustrated in the infographic below.
Much like the video Walle depicts humans in the future, here the company depicts more specific side effects. Besides an enlarged skull, extended thumbs, loss of sensory function, increased body mass, malnutrition-induced acne, the disappearance of body hair, and the loss of our fifth toe, we have several other unpleasant effects to look forward to.
Technology, like most inventions acts like a double-edged sword. They can both be used for good and bad. It is up to us as the user to decide our fate with what could now make or break us. How will YOU decide your fate?
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