You're resisting technology if you are:
1. still using filo instead of a PDA;There's more to complete the list, what else do you think resist technology?
2. sending mail via the post office (snail mail) instead of using e-mail (electronic mail);
3. reading news on paper instead on a rss reader;
4. playing VHS tapes instead of DVD;
5. using dial-up instead on broadband Internet.
Yeah! I guess I'm not resisting technology. LOL!
ReplyDeleteHow about ... you're resisting technology if you still use a phone book instead of the online versions.
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ReplyDeleteI'm adding this to the list: using a typewriter instead of a word processor.
I was born when computers were just used in Pentagon, but my mother raised me to love reading and it opened the door to the world.
ReplyDeleteI finished college when computer skills were learned by studying COBOL. Duh! I got good grades with my portable typewriter printing all my term papers and thesis...not to mention the books I borrowed from the school library which made my projects get A+ grades.
I got pregnant when cellphone was still analogue and as heavy as a new born baby but I had friends right by my side whenever I need them.
Now, we have internet and computers, but it did not make better moms; it did not make brighter students; and most of all it never replaced face to face encounter with friends.
One is resisting technology if she makes a long blog comment to defend the jurassic way of life.
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In this economy the luxuries of broadband over dial-up and VHS tapes over DVDs may not be practical for some families. Although these technologies have been around for a long while, some people enjoy ways in which they are familiar. Personally, I prefer receiving snail mail rather than emails, but that is just me. I have definitely shifted toward emails since the cost of postage continues to rise.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, we all need to continue to learn new information and technology to build up our society. We are only as strong as our weakest link, right? In addition, I really like the idea of saving our paper resources by reading the news electronically rather than on paper. It seems like an unnecessary waste, especially now when there are other options available.
Everyone will have their own opinion regarding technology and how it is changing our world. Regardless of the opinions, it is a fact that technology is changing how we live, work, and relax. As a whole, we will in some way adapt to these technological changes; although, some more drastic than others.
Do you think it is a problem that our society has become so dependent on the technology we use? If everyone turned off their cell phones for a day, how do you think people would cope with the change? Personally, my cell phone is my only phone; I would have a very difficult time functioning without it for longer than a couple of days.
ReplyDeleteThree summers ago, I travelled to Europe with a friend of mine. We were estactic when we found internet cafes just to commicate with our families back home. It really helped me to appreciate the technology I use on a daily basis.
Everybody needs tools for communication like phones, cell phones and email... but it doesn't necessarily mean that we can't survive with out them.
ReplyDeleteI knew friends who doesn't have cell phones at all.. one of them opt to turn off his mobile device when he is at home (obviously, he's buying quality family time).
Well, technology is an important part of our daily lives, but it doesn't mean that we can't live without them or at least at some points in time we opt not to use technology because of reasons like to enjoy life more!
Btw, how email operates hasn't changed since it started to become popular in the nineties. Obviously, we can run new technologies on old machines. Resisting technology sometimes somehow means being "green" or eco-friendly.
Well, it's always a matter of preference. As long as it's not hurting the planet and anyone else... there's nothing wrong doing or using a certain thing.
Amor,
ReplyDeleteI agree that we can choose not to use cell phones and gps devices and that we can survive without these technologies. In my case, though, since I have no other phone line other than my cell phone, I have found that I am completely dependent on it. I know it sounds crazy, and I never thought that I was going to be one of those people who were so dependent on technology, but it has happened.
I try to resist things like gps devices and IPODs until the crazy is over, but it seems like the technological advances continue to develop with these types of accessories.
It is true that we can be more eco-friendly by using less electricity with new technology. Although, I also see the benefits of saving on natural resources like paper. One of the things that really makes me ponder is how cars from 10 years ago still have the same fuel usage as cars today (with the exception of hybrids.) We have all of this technology at our hands, and it seems like in some areas, we are not using it to its full potential.
I don't own, never have owned and never will own a mobile phone. Not because they aren't useful pieces of kit, because they probably are. It's because they make people rude and inconsiderate [e.g. using one while driving; breaking off a conversation to answer their phone because they leave it switched on while talking to you]. And I really don't have any use for one.
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