We have discussed in depth the differenced between humanities and sciences, and explored various topics regarding the interaction of people with various forms of mechanics. I think it would be interesting to examine the effect of a complete wipeout of technology. In other words, what would happen if modern people essentially returned to the stone age. I can’t help but wonder and even perhaps be a little concerned about dependence on technology, particularly since we’ve examined how easy it would be for things to go wrong within a mechanism.
That would actually be pretty fun to discuss. Our entire lives seem to be revolving around arbitrary “things” that our heavily dependent on technology, like school work, money and social media. It reminds me of the power outage we had and all the dining halls closed. What would we do without technology?
I love this idea. Discussing what today would be like if all technology were to disappear would reveal so much about they way our society is now. I had a similar conversation with my friend the other day about what would happen if I were to get rid of my cellphone. How would I communicate with people. Everything would have to be by face to face interaction or by landline. Then I reminded myself that it can’t be impossible because 15 years ago that was the reality. If today’s society went from having technology to not having technology, it would definitely be a time of creativity because it would force people to find alternative solutions to problems previously solved by technology. Would we revert to the way society lived when there was no technology, or would our generation react differently, coming up with a new lifestyle and culture that was successful without the existence of technology? Great question to discuss.