I find it interesting how some people seem to see technology as either as something that'll save us, or what doom us. It seems that most don't seem to realize that most of the time, technology won't do either on its own.
At the end of the day, technology on itself won't save or destroy humanity. It rather comes down to how we use it to interact with other people, and the world around us. All technological devices are merely tools that help us to complete a task, which on its own is not good or evil.
The user is the one who is good, or bad, not the tool that was used to do the task at hand. The people who use any tool, are the ones who are responsible for the end results. To blame the tool, is to take the responsibility away from the one who used it. By doing so, we are shielding that person from the consequences that should come for the use, or misuse, that person has to face.
If we want to people to use technology in a way that benefits all, or at least doesn't do harm to others, we need to do two things. One, is to teach them to use them effectively. If not, people won't be able to make the best use, and even misuse it without realizing it.
The other thing, is that we need to let people face the consequences of their misuse they make. If they aren't allowed to face any consequence, we won't be able to curb unwanted behavior.
Most importantly for me, we need to come to terms that new technologies mean that we'll have to change how we relate to the world around us from time to time. This change is necessary, specially if it means that we'll improve life for as much as people as possible.
This change needs to be stop seen as something undesirable, but as something to be embraced and actively guided so it gives the best results as possible for as many people as possible.
Technology, and the change it brings, can be positive if we take the time and effort to make it so. It's time to be an active participant, and make it happen.
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