How technology really impacts Culture, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly…
Is Technology Culture? Is Culture Technology?
Technology has taken over many aspects of our lives, especially in the connected first world economies, and whilst many that live in third world situations, the pervasive nature of tech has arrived in the form of satellite comms and mobile phones that has interrupted the natural rhythms of life, of evolution. The advent of StarLink and others will mean very soon every part of the planet will be connected to an inevitable technological future.
I’ve been working in technology for more than 45 years, learned computer science in the 1970’s and it is easy to forget the impact of technology on our lives, our behaviours and society at large. We take it for granted and have become accustomed to using technology often without thinking about its broader implications, how it has fundamentally changed us, it is worth reminding us of the Good, Bad and Ugly side of what technology. What can we expect in the years ahead as the rate of technological change accelerates, as Moore’s Law runs out of puff, superseded by new more pervasive and powerful technologies such as Quantum Computing, Artificial General Intelligence and Fusion, will move Culture in new directions.
