In Mischa Peters' article "Exit Meat", the concept of an individuals' relationship with technology is analyzed. Thus as a society that is becoming more and more dependent on the advances of technology, Peters' suggests concepts that portray the relation that one has with technology to a certain degree: natural body, cyber body, modified body, and enhanced body. These concepts revolve around one being either human or posthuman, and uses "internal technology" or "external technology." For the most part, I believe that these are not applicable in present day for the technology to improve on the "human body" to form a posthuman does not exist.
Thus, I view myself to resemble the concept of a natural body. While I may use technology in my everyday life, I am not dependent on it on such an extent that living would be impossible without the presence of technology. Thus, having a body void of a dependency on technology, it lies to be external to my body and am not "post human" retaining my original self. In actuality, I believe that all people are for the most part relate to a "natural body" relationship with technology.
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Jason, I agree with you. It is true that technology is in our daily lives but I don’t think technology is at the level where people are impossible to live without it. But sometimes I even ask myself is it really true that technology isn’t controlling our lives?? Maybe, technology is some kind of innovation. At one time, no one would think that a rock would turn out to be sharp ax that could cut wood and eventually this was considered technology. Occasionally I think we are too innovative to remain without technology. We are always improving our surroundings. I think it’s one of those things that God built directly into our make-up.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with you and Kim. Technology has become involved in our lives many ways but we do not depend on technology so much that we could not survive or exist without it. I think you're right Kim. The yearn to gain knowledge and improve our surroundings is a natural instinct of humans which we cannot separate ourselves from.
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