What to say about the cybernetic revolution that's added so much to our lives?
Well, it's inevitable I suppose that human beings will continue to tinker, to create & foster 'application' that can do so much for all of us.
But likewise! that revolution has also subtracted something from our lives, something called the Solar Plexus. That is, where in so many places a man had to rely on his own skills honed by experience and learning, now the GPS or a hundred other pods, pads, smartphones & apps can manage nicely, thanks very much. Where before a man fell back on his own resources, the cybernetic domain has 'liberated' him & left him increasingly where technology's intended- left him with nothing to do.
Call it progress if you will, but from where I stand a man's instincts, intuitions, resourcefulness- the self-reliance that makes him a man- have been sacrificed on the altar of productivity.
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