Will Technology take over the World

When society thinks of this question they can help but think of the movies that have shown technology taking over the world like I, Robot or the Matrix. In actuality, the world won’t be taken over by technology but it will learn to function more efficiently with technology. As you look through history man has endeavored to improve his lot in life by finding more efficient and easier ways to handle his daily tasks. This won’t end anytime in the foreseeable future, because man is ultimately lazy and wants to do as little work as possible so that he can do the things he enjoys doing.

Another reason that man will endeavor to become more efficient is the workplace, companies will be able to make more money which will make their stockholders happy. If more money is being made by business then they are more likely to expand and hire more people which will boost the economy and the cycle will continue. As companies become more efficient they will hire people who are innovators in their fields to find ways to improve the work environment and create new technologies to make life easier for mankind. The reason technology won’t take over the world and put mankind under its thumb is because it doesn’t have the capacity to think up new ideas for greater efficiency, they are machines and do what they are programmed to do. It might seem like your computer has a mind of its own when you are trying to get it to do something, but in actuality it is just doing what it was told to do.

Mankind will continually endeavor to improve his life. Just as some people are pushed to write and get the story ideas out of their head others are pushed to invent. They need to see their ideas come to life. It is not just something they enjoy doing, it is something they have to do, to take their seed of an idea and grow it into a vibrant and living invention. It is this mentality that will keep technology from taking over the planet because no matter how smart you make a machine it is still a machine and incapable of having the imagination to create something that will help everyone in the world.

The final reason technology won’t take over the world is because even though most people think technology is used throughout the world, it isn’t. There are two many places around the globe that don’t even have electricity let alone computers and robots. Many indigenous tribes in South America and Africa have never seen a flashlight let alone any thing more technologically advanced like a computer or even a cell phone. There are many third world countries that exist like they have for centuries, living off of the land and helping each other. I doubt that they will stay like this forever, but I also doubt that technology will take over their world. Their customs and beliefs are too far engrained to let technology become their God.