While, yes, it might seem like technology has taken over our generation and our lives, I don't think technology is our life. Like Zadie Smith said, no computer can replace a human, and of course I agree with this. I personally do not think technology or things like Facebook are replacing humans in any way mostly because a computer cannot have/feel emotions like humans do. Zadie said that when a person becomes a set of data like on Facebook, they are reduced. I think this is a very interesting point because no matter how much Facebook tries to make a timeline of our life, there are still things about each person that are not displayed on their profile. You could stalk someone's Facebook for years and still not know that person completely without actually meeting them and getting to know them. When it comes to someone's profile, "they are more interesting than it is. They deserve better;"there is a lot more to each person than their profile lets on.
I find this whole idea of people just being a set of data very uncomfortable, it reminds me of Ray Kurzweil and his whole idea that biology and technology will fuse together. As much as I love technology, i really don't like the thought that people will become technology/computers. I think the reason it makes me so uncomfortable is because when people become computers, nothing is personal, private, or emotional anymore. People would no longer think or feel for themselves; they wouldn't be human any more, they'd just be another piece of technology.
(Ironically as I was writing this last part of this post, the song "Human" by Christina Perri came on which repeatedly says the phrase "I'm only human." This is ironic because this phrase would no longer be valid if humans and technology fuse like Kurzweil suggests.)
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