In “The Judgement of Thamus,” author Neil Postman makes the claim that ancient King Thamus’ assessment of the technology of writing is not entirely accurate because King Thamus claims that “writing will be a burden to society and nothing but a burden” (Postman 152). Postman asserts that while King Thamus was wise, he was also short-sighted in that Thamus was failing to acknowledge there could even possibly be any societal benefits to this new technology. In “Escape from the Matrix,” Jacob Burak defines and discussed FoMO, the fear of missing out, phenomenon that many people experience today. Daniel J. Solove wrote an essay weighing the pros and cons of security vs. privacy called, “Why ‘Security’ Keeps Winning Out Over Privacy.” All these authors have concerns regarding the need for technology of some fashion and the potential for humanity to fall into a Tech Trap. Do you agree with any or all of the authors? Why or why not? Is The Tech Trap anything we should worry over?
Is The Tech Trap anything we should worry over?Discuss and explain
