Anyone who has seen a Sci Fi movie or even searched the web for a little bit has come across some new technology that they find creepy or scary. The primary reason for this is a lack of understanding or unfamiliarity with the item. People probably once thought that to be able to instantly talk to someone on the other side of the world was creepy, or to put something inside someone's heart to keep them alive was some kind of witchcraft. Luckily if you find something too creepy we live in a free country and you can just choose not to use it.
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What if the technology is creepy precisely because it does not offer you that choice? Speed cameras? Online tracking? The trackable transponder signal from the phone in your pocket? The retinal scan coming to an airport near you any day now? Do some technologies reduce the level of freedom in your country?
ReplyDeleteNice robot, by the way.
In some ways yes they do, but if someone is worried about that they could just not have a cell phone, or not use a computer, or not speed. If they're really that unhappy there's plenty of open space out in Montana or Canada.
ReplyDeleteThere's plenty of open space out there for now...
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