'The Manifesto By Ted' Kaczynski
Technology Advancements Throughout time, society has always made changes. Some of these changes have changed how the world works through just a few large acts. Other changes have been through small changes with little to no changes to be seen. All changes though have effects and consequences to what they do. It is because of these consequences and the means to actions that bring about the change that controversy is created. One such controversy is the topic of technological advancement. Technological advancement encompasses several advancements including the space race and the industrial revolutions. These advancements emphasize the determination to change the way things were done and to be the first one to do so. If you were to look into
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The results are what make this topic so controversial at times though. Some may say that the results are positive in the case that Dr. Elizabeth Kilbey, a clinical child psychologist, makes where she explains that “Technology has the potential to enhance the way our children live, to help them grow and learn and teach them skills for life.” There are, however, those who think the opposite. This is most evident in an essay by Theodore ‘Ted’ Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber, called “The Manifesto”. Kaczynski was arrested for using email bombs to terrorize the United States, blaming it all on technology advancements, which is evident in the first line of his work, “The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. They have greatly increased the life-expectancy of those of us who live in “advanced” countries, but they have destabilized society, have made life unfulfilling, have subjected human beings to indignities, have led to widespread psychological suffering (in the Third World to physical suffering as well) and have inflicted severe damage on the natural world.” I have experienced technological advancements by working with any new software on a computer and the constantly evolving world of phones and computer, so I have some mixed feelings in agreement to both views. It is through this I have learned that technology evolving can be good but it does, at times, come with heavy burdens and consequences for the
The results are what make this topic so controversial at times though. Some may say that the results are positive in the case that Dr. Elizabeth Kilbey, a clinical child psychologist, makes where she explains that “Technology has the potential to enhance the way our children live, to help them grow and learn and teach them skills for life.” There are, however, those who think the opposite. This is most evident in an essay by Theodore ‘Ted’ Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber, called “The Manifesto”. Kaczynski was arrested for using email bombs to terrorize the United States, blaming it all on technology advancements, which is evident in the first line of his work, “The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. They have greatly increased the life-expectancy of those of us who live in “advanced” countries, but they have destabilized society, have made life unfulfilling, have subjected human beings to indignities, have led to widespread psychological suffering (in the Third World to physical suffering as well) and have inflicted severe damage on the natural world.” I have experienced technological advancements by working with any new software on a computer and the constantly evolving world of phones and computer, so I have some mixed feelings in agreement to both views. It is through this I have learned that technology evolving can be good but it does, at times, come with heavy burdens and consequences for the