Technology creates a sense of dispossession from "summary" of The Technological Society by Jacques Ellul
Technology can lead to a feeling of being disconnected from the world around us. It can make us feel like our lives are out of our control and that we are no longer in charge of our own destinies. This can lead to feelings of powerlessness and alienation.- We rely heavily on machines and gadgets as intermediary for interactions among us, which ultimately impacts our sense of being in this world.
- Technology has given us a world where attention spans have become shorter, communication less meaningful and emotions more regulated.
- Advances in technology are creating an atmosphere of negation and vacancy, where people feel alienated from their peers and the environment they live in.
- Technologically mediated lifestyles have established an impersonal void, giving rise to feelings of insignificance.
- As the scope of technology increases, it has been observed to affect our individual decision-making tendencies, leaving us feeling powerless over our own lives.
- Within our digital world, one loses out on meaningful contact with others and self-exploration.
- Technologies are revolutionizing the way we respond to situations, shifting away from developing organic relationships with family members and friends.
- Time that was spent cultivating genuine relationships are now occupied by virtual conversations, diminishing one's personal connections.
- Digital advancements tend to diminish qualities such as empathy and sympathy, replacing human touch with computations auctioned on algorithms.
