Technopoly 2

In Neil Postman’s “Technopoly: the Surrender of our Culture to Technology,” he continues to discuss the danger of living with an abundance of readily accessible technologies. People relying on technologies cause them to lose the sense of responsibility. Postman sees computers as thinking machines. But because of the lack of full cognitive abilities, the computer is not as powerful as a human. A computer is allowed to have thoughts and the ability to think, but the thoughts do not belong to anyone or anything. People are blaming computers for the ideas and thoughts they come up with, instead of taking the blame for it themselves. When people say things like “the computer shows that” or “the computer says,” it shows the lack of responsibility of the person. When people use computers to do researches online, it is inaccurate and unreliable, which can lead to misinformation. Having technology in the tip of your finger could be a positive or negative depending on how you utilize it. The positive effect would be the convenience of being able to research for something quickly on the internet when needed. But the negative effect would be the lack of responsibility and reliable information. It creates laziness in people and making the computer a source which is not accurate.