In the article "Exit Meat", Mischa Peters discusses the relationship between technology and human body. Among the four conceptual bodies described in the article, I most identify with the concept of "natural body". Natural body, as Mischa explains, is the body without any technological modifications or enhancements. I most certainly do not have any technological modifications in my body, but I have to acknowledge the fact that I heavily rely on various kinds of technology everyday. In fact, I cannot imagine my life without my cell phone, lap top computer or ipod.
When I look back at my daily routine, it is kind of amazing to realize how much technology is taking a huge part of my everyday life. I wake up in the morning at the sound of the digital alarm clock, use the internet, cell phone, and ipod throughout the day, and go to bed after finally turning off the computer. Without realizing it, technology has soaked into people's lives in such a fast way that now human lives and technology are considered to be inseparable. What is more, the impact of technology in people's lives is growing ever more. Although physical modifications of human bodies such as in those depicted in the science fiction movie "Matrix" do not seem realistic now, who knows what will happen in the future?
I agree that the future certainly holds many untold possibilities. As you said, technology has quickly and seamlessly become a part of our everyday lives. What's to say that it couldn't become incorporated into our bodies? If technology were to become available that improved the human condition, than it is likely that it would become incorporated into our lives. For example, if people were to have a chip implanted in their brain that could make them smarter than the normal human, then eventually everyone would have to get the chip just to keep up.
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