Showing posts with label Technophile. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Technophile. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Technophile

The following definition for Technophile. However, the part on genetic engineering I found somewhat disturbing:
begin quote:
One who has a love of or enthusiasm for technology, especially computers and high technology: "Other technophiles see genetic engineering as a route to growth that is almost without end" (Charles C. Mann).
end quote from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/technophile
Though I do like technology I don't see it as a panacea or "remedy for everything". For example, I see an education (college) as like a hammer. You can take that hammer and bludgeon yourself to death with it or you can go buy some nails and wood and build yourself a house with it and have a safe place to live the rest of your life. So technology can be like a college education and can be very good or very bad depending upon whether you have any common sense or not.