Everything's Amazing, Nobody's Happy

[raulduke]

Originally Posted by Stardustaquarion

I think technology is good in balance but the problem of unhappiness has nothing to do with technology.

Right, that's pretty much what this was all about, the idea that technology is created to make our lives easier, but in many cases, on a basic level, people's lives are arguably more complicated then they were even 20 years ago.

I don't think many would directly associate their happiness with technology, but they do, consciously or not, seek simplicity in a complicated life, and as alot of tech stuff is advertised as "making your life simpler [easier]" they come to expect that to be the case, and seemingly never realise that they continue going in the opposite direction that they are striving towards. When combined with a strong sense of materialsim, it can become a real spiral. It's a bummer to witness, as they seems somewhat for lack of a better word, zombified, infatuated with the latest tech, always hoping it will be just a bit better.

Originally Posted by Steven

We could achieve many things with our own spiritual/psychic abilities without the help of technology.

I've often wondered about that too, like how far is it (tech) supposed to go? It seems like we're trying to replicate telepathy with things like the interenet. I sometimes wonder if it's a poor substitue for the real thing, and if it's possibly holding us back from achieving the real thing somehow.

[whitefluffy]

In response to this thread, i think George Carlin (R.I.P) sums it up brilliantly,
ENJOY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcq11E-VazQ

[Steven]

Originally Posted by raulduke

...I've often wondered about that too, like how far is it (tech) supposed to go? It seems like we're trying to replicate telepathy with things like the interenet. I sometimes wonder if it's a poor substitue for the real thing, and if it's possibly holding us back from achieving the real thing somehow.

I think your reflexion is right on the spot Raulduke. No wonder why many technologic advancement have been brought by the very same alliance of aliens perpetrating a secretive intervention on Earth. According to Philip Corso, who has writen a book on the subject, we use many little technological toys in our day-to-day life that have been back engeneered from alien technology.

More to pounder...

Namaste, Steven

[Stargazer1965]

Originally Posted by Steven

I think your reflexion is right on the spot Raulduke. No wonder why many technologic advancement have been brought by the very same alliance of aliens perpetrating a secretive intervention on Earth. According to Philip Corso, who has writen a book on the subject, we use many little technological toys in our day-to-day life that have been back engeneered from alien technology.

More to pounder...

Namaste, Steven

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