Cyborg=Monster???
When thinking about “cyborg”, the first thing that comes into my mind is a scary monster that is half machine and half human and usually is out there to destroy the world or at least human beings. After reading the packet, I realize that cyborg isn’t limited to our Hollywood definition of this scary superhuman creature. Cyborgs can simply be people relying on machines to continue on their normal lives especially older people. As technology advanced, humans are able to enjoy things that were never possible before. However, would the over reliance on technology turn people into non-normal beings like the cyborgs we see in science fiction? I guess it is like having immunization can prevent some diseases, but by having these immunizations, we create more diseases and problem; therefore, making humans have to rely on technology even more.
Don’t get me wrong! I do think the advancement of technology is definitely improving people’s lives; however, I’m also scary of where these technologies are leading us especially with so much focus on biotechnology and wet technology now.
posted by Joyce at 10:42 PM
3 Comments:
I agree, I mentioned a similar theme in my post as well. It's so utterly amazing to see how far we've come through development and technology, but utterly scary when you think of how much we rely on technology; could you imagine if there was a nation wide power outtage for an extended period of time? People whose life rely on artificial, externally powered body parts, machines, etc. would die, airports would likely have to be shut down, etc. and people who just have a general reliance on technology would flip out for sure.
8:21 AM
If the entire nation lost power it would be scary indeed. Not only would we be totally vulnerable to some kind of attack, but like Steve said there would be people dying and all kinds of security breaches.
It would pretty much be like Jurassic Park to the extreme.
9:40 PM
I keep thinking about Frankenstein and the insanity the film portrayed because "he thought he was God." Is this the scariest part...the monsterism we create out of ourselves? Or is it the "monsters" we create?
5:17 PM
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