Technological Determinism Analysis
Given the prevalence of technology in the majority of mass consumerism, society has grown accustom to its existence in everyday life utilizing the benefits that technology would have to offer. “In the past four decades technology has fundamentally altered our lives: from the way we work to how we communicate to how we fight wars.” (Al-Rodhan). Emerging technologies has made information readily available and tasks that were once too laborious are now done with a touch of a button. Consequently, some of these “benefits” become too irresistible, creating a very strong dependence for everyday tasks.
In “Technological Determinism is Dead: Long Live Technological Determinism” by Sally Wyatt, she says “Within the humanities and social sciences we