When I think about seeing ourselves through technological advancements in human society I think literal. I think robotic arms and virtual reality contact lens. I think the author was saying that we haven’t changed and our lives have only evolved around the things we have been able to use. For instance, when the only thing we could do was draw ourselves, portraits were the universal language of artist. When humans finally learned to write and take account of everything, what did we do? We wrote down everything. The direction that we are headed only leads to technological innovations in medicine, technologies, cars, buildings, everything that we possibly use in the near future will be somehow effected by advancements in technologies.
Did you know that you can edit you DNA from the comfort of your home, no doctors needed ? Through scientific technology we can now edit our DNA by ordering a DNA kit via this company called CRISPR. CRISPR is according to Wikipedia, a family of DNA sequences found in the genomes of prokaryotic organisms such as bacteria and archaea. CRISPR DNA editing kits can be purchased from amazon. The type of advanced medicine I’m picturing is medicine that targets your specific illness and cures it with little to no side effects and a short recovery time(if any).
We all have seen constant upgrades to the phones we use everyday; from big cell phones to the touch screen phones. Our cars have the ability to see crashes before they happen and even drive themselves. I just think we’re on our way to becoming technology and coming up with innovative ideas that will enable us to use technology easier or with less effort. That’s the future; everything accessible at all times.
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