Futuristic America:

Everyone loves the newest invention, the newest gadget, the newest application because it makes life "easier" for us. But if you think about it, does it really make things easier, or does it just make us lazier? This day and age, we barely NEED to REMEMBER anything, because everything can be accessed using the computer, phone, television, radio and more. Does the concept of "hubris" benefit the human race, or is it a burden? Is it good to change something that already exists? In the story The Birthmark and the novel Frankenstein we see that it is a burden. Also in the movie iRobot it is nothing but a burden, which is based in the future, so why do we still continue to do it in todays age? Modern technology is getting so advanced it can seem to almost run the way we live. The human genome project seems to be very positive on the human race, but is that necessarily the best option? In the article "Will Robots Inherit the Earth?" by Marvin L Minsky, it states that even with all diseases cured in the world, it would not improve the duration of our lives. The GMOs used in modern farming to supply america with food is not good for the humans themselves. Everything comes with a cost, we just need to realize if the reward is worth the risk.

As someone once told me:

"Technology is the tools and materials, the way people use them, to make our lives better...we hope."

I will leave you with that to think about. Please let me know your thoughts.

-Matt Membrino