Do we have too much faith in technology?
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There have undoubtedly been a huge number of technological advances over the last decade that have had a profound impact on the lives of many, not least our organizations.
In the name of the Compiler, the Stack, and the Bug-Free Code. Amen.
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Quite so. Too much faith in technology, and not enough faith in our own ability to solve our problems. Marc
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Quite so. Too much faith in technology, and not enough faith in our own ability to solve our problems. Marc
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Those who believe in technology faithlessly will not survive re-formatting.
«I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center» Kurt Vonnegut.
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Of course we have way too much faith in technology...That's why the believers try to fit every new (or re-made) buzzword to every problem...But it also clear that technology didn't solved every real problem (but created some) - otherwise we already had stopped to search for the solution!
Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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0bx wrote:
But isn't technology the result of people trying to solve problems?
Yes, except that in many cases, we create technology to replace common sense. And of course, when you solve one problem you inevitably create several new problems. Marc
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0bx wrote:
But isn't technology the result of people trying to solve problems?
Yes, except that in many cases, we create technology to replace common sense. And of course, when you solve one problem you inevitably create several new problems. Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote:
And of course, when you solve one problem you inevitably create several new problems.
Which seems to be the immanent problem of all technology; it comes without side-effects. There's nothing wrong in having faith in technology, but we should be careful not to put our faith in the wrong concepts, most of the time simply because of economic reasons. Prominent example: Fracking.
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At times, yes. We believe our modern vehicle engines with embedded technology or air bags are safe. Sometimes, they fail... with disasterous results. Generally, safe, but not always. We trust technology based on statistical probability and take our chances. But, what if we don't? Should we go back to riding horses? Can't use a buggy or saddle, those were 'techological advances' at some point in time. Or, hunt with rocks found on the ground instead of sharpened rocks, arrows, rifles, etc? Anything beyond what is found with modifying it becomes a technological advance. We, as humans, are supposed to be able to use reason. Only we can decide what we are willing to live with.
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0bx wrote:
But isn't technology the result of people trying to solve problems?
Yes, except that in many cases, we create technology to replace common sense. And of course, when you solve one problem you inevitably create several new problems. Marc
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That's why when solving we apply occam's razor to see if the solution doesn't create more problems than it solves. If we fail to do so, it's human failure, not a technological failure. Technology works, even if it doesn't work. That's something you can have faith in. Human's ability and intentions on the other hand...
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