The Witchcraft of Technology

I had a strange dream last night. I know I'm not remembering all of it, but what stuck with me was an image of people walking around talking to themselves. I shrugged it off as just another odd dream, until I got to work this morning and saw people walking around talking to themselves – or rather into their cellphones.

Sometimes I wonder how much people actually understand about the technology that they use on a daily basis. I think for the most part this knowledge is next to nothing. It's kind of scary to imagine how things will be in the future, as technology gets more advanced and the majority of people understand less and less of how it works. A dangerous and growing disconnect.

It doesn't seem like too much of a stretch of the imagination to picture a time when technology is almost regarded as a form of magic, something incomprehensible and possibly regarded with fear. Imagine the "Dark Ages" replayed, but this time with instant communication to spread paranoia, fear, and ignorance like a plague.

I would so be burned at the stake… I hope it has blinky lights.

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