Technology and Happiness: A Discussion

I don’t think there’s any doubt that technology has changed our lives, but the question is, if it has made our lives better?

What would it feel like, if you got the technology you know, taken away? It’s something you, and many others, grew up with. It’s a gigantic part of your everyday life and you have never tried to be without it. Would it then have been better to not know about technology from the start? If you didn’t know, you wouldn’t loose anything.

We keep trying to move forward, even though no one is chasing us. Animals adapt to the environment we create. Human beings are already seen upon, as the supreme race, but that just aren’t enough, we keep increasing our knowledge. But is there really a need for that?

All devices have been made to make our lives easier, but there are still so many people who suffer from a stressful life. We tell us self that we need more time, and the devices that are efficient, can make this happen. But for what price? We’ll feel helpless, if our technology is taken away from us. What would you e.g. do without any stove or kettle? There would be no hot water for your tea or cup noodles without it. And there would be no delicious, warm dinner to set on the table. Off course, you could just light a fire and heat up the water like that, but that would take time. And we love to save time, especially because we claim that we don’t have enough.