Purpose of Technology

 

Last month in the Washington Post appeared a well-written but seemingly anonymous essay, "Google Glass and the Genesis of the Hive Mind". Digging suggests it's by Jolie O'Dell who writes for VentureBeat. The article makes some sharp observations about the narcissistic nature of folks who are hyper-connected and "share" everything they eat, everywhere they go, etc. "We're spewing wave upon wave of drivel into the ether, convinced that our sharing has some moral merit." Ms. O'Dell hits the bit at the center of the target with her comment:

I love technology as a means to an end, the end being a full and happy life.

^z - 2012-07-20