What about the human element?
Where are we headed?
As much as I appreciate the benefits that advances in technology have brought us, I ponder whether those advances will ever fully and in any way meaningfully replace the human element. Would we even desire to have such a world, ultimately? In this new moon’s edition of Soul Notes, I offer a poem.
Humanly elemental
Industrial revolution
Internet
Cloud computing
Electronic mail
Socket layers
Virtual fire walls
Machine learning
Pattern recognition
Human recognition
Human evolution
Human revolution
Artificial intelligence
Emotional intelligence
Intelligence quotient
Self-serve check-out stands
Vending machines
ATMs
Scanners
Swipe and go
Robots
Robot dolls
Human interaction removed
Elemental
Detrimental
What happens to connection
Hand to hand
Heart to heart
Human pulse
Life force
Life source
Life blood
Batteries already included
Artificial anything not needed
What’s needed
is
the
human
element
For your consideration:
Have we gone too far with technology? Or, have we not gone far enough? Do the benefits outweigh the costs?
Okay, your turn:
Where in your life have you found advances in technology to be your saving grace? When at times have you simply stepped away from technology and turned instead toward other life enhancing alternatives?
I invite you to share your thoughts, feelings, and experiences by leaving a Reply in the Comments section, below. Soul-to-soul!
Technology could allow us the time and headspace to do so much good, because we are not alone on the planet and we should be nurturing and sharing this beautiful living organism and all the species we share it with. Instead of that, we have used technology to opt out, to become desensitised and to block out all the uncomfortable facts that would require us to actually take a stand and make a difference. Not all of us, of course. There are some who are still clinging on to using our brains rather than letting a machine do it all for us. Let’s hope the changes we need to make to the way we use energy will cut out a lot of the superfluous technological advances that are turning our brains to mush and building walls between the individual and the rest of the planet.
Thank you, Gloria, for sharing your thoughts on this topic. Indeed, we all share this planet, and working together is so important, with and without technology. #HumanElement