Neurotechnosis
The science that deals with mental processes and
behaviors associated with technology.
I want to leave a legacy, so I've decided to invent
something. Now I'm not mechanically inclined, and I'm not smart enough to win
the Nobel Prize, unless they develop a category for lethargy - for which I'm a
pioneer.
I have considered going back to school to study psychology, but I'd have to get off the couch first. I have this strong belief that we will soon (next 10 years) see an entirely new branch of human neurosis develop which revolves around technology. While our human nature hasn't changed in thousands of years, the psychology of how we deal with our daily lives, has changed dramatically.
While technology doesn't change our nature, it does have a major impact on the world and how we relate to it. The simple cell phone has gone from a tool of the rich, to a ubiquitous annoyance no one can escape. As someone who has owned a cell phone since 1989, I can tell you that there has been a major change in society since the radical adoption of the mobile phone in the past five years. The cell phone has created a world of social introverts. And although it seems like an oxymoron, it is far from it. We see people every day who are out in the world, traveling among us, moving in society, while chained to a cell phone, oblivious to their surroundings. I hold the door for people who don't acknowledge me, I hear annoying chirps during romantic dinners, there are cell phone calls and text messaging in school classes, and I see kids who should be playing with friends are instead talking with friends on their cell phone. I've even been in a theater while someone actually had a conversation during a movie.
We seem to be creating a society of techno-automitons. In fact, we're starting to see people who literally cannot control their addiction to technology. I believe that we're going to see a whole new set of technological neurosis; addictions and disorders that revolve around how we interact and react with our machines. We are a society out of control and I also believe we'll start to see a new luddite movement very soon. I use to love cell phones. Now when I go out, I leave the phone in the glove compartment, and if I do bring it with me, I turn it off. I find it empowering to be "in control."
So, back to my legacy. I've decided that my legacy to the world will be coining the new phrase to describe technological disorders and the new branch of psychology.
Neurotechnosis/Neurotechnologist
You heard it here first folks!
I have considered going back to school to study psychology, but I'd have to get off the couch first. I have this strong belief that we will soon (next 10 years) see an entirely new branch of human neurosis develop which revolves around technology. While our human nature hasn't changed in thousands of years, the psychology of how we deal with our daily lives, has changed dramatically.
While technology doesn't change our nature, it does have a major impact on the world and how we relate to it. The simple cell phone has gone from a tool of the rich, to a ubiquitous annoyance no one can escape. As someone who has owned a cell phone since 1989, I can tell you that there has been a major change in society since the radical adoption of the mobile phone in the past five years. The cell phone has created a world of social introverts. And although it seems like an oxymoron, it is far from it. We see people every day who are out in the world, traveling among us, moving in society, while chained to a cell phone, oblivious to their surroundings. I hold the door for people who don't acknowledge me, I hear annoying chirps during romantic dinners, there are cell phone calls and text messaging in school classes, and I see kids who should be playing with friends are instead talking with friends on their cell phone. I've even been in a theater while someone actually had a conversation during a movie.
We seem to be creating a society of techno-automitons. In fact, we're starting to see people who literally cannot control their addiction to technology. I believe that we're going to see a whole new set of technological neurosis; addictions and disorders that revolve around how we interact and react with our machines. We are a society out of control and I also believe we'll start to see a new luddite movement very soon. I use to love cell phones. Now when I go out, I leave the phone in the glove compartment, and if I do bring it with me, I turn it off. I find it empowering to be "in control."
So, back to my legacy. I've decided that my legacy to the world will be coining the new phrase to describe technological disorders and the new branch of psychology.
Neurotechnosis/Neurotechnologist
You heard it here first folks!
Posted: Sun - September 22, 2002 at 07:22 PM
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