Before I try to convince you that my latest piece of wild fantasy may hold some truth, let’s look at the definition of technology. If you’re like me, then you spent a big chunk of your life believing tech was in some way limited to machinery, computers, programs, and equipment. But the answer is much simpler than that. It is a technique. A way of getting a given task done effectively and efficiently. So in a way, most, if not all, tools we use are a type of technology. At its core, it’s the creation and use of techniques to solve problems in everyday life. From the rudimentary stone tools used by the greatest of our ancestors to the quantum computers built by google and rockets launched by Space X. Funny how deeply rooted in our lives it has become.
There’s a certain comfort in simplifying complex questions isn’t there? For example, before you look at all the work that goes into making a phone, some easy questions need to be answered. These may include what the device’s main function will be, what objectives it would need to meet, features it would need to have, add-ons that can be fitted into it, and so on. The first phones had very few functions, were relatively easy to use, and could only be used for voice communication. In typical human fashion, more and more functions and features were added for crazy reasons like warfare, profit, for the heck of it, and yes, probably even by mistake. Fast forward a few decades and a huge part of the global population is casually walking around with handheld computers.
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Now that we’re done with introductions, let’s step into a world of made-up realism. Techniques have existed in some way or form across time. And for a long time, our bodies typically acted as the core driving force of getting things done even with tools in the mix. Only recently have we learned to cut ourselves out of the equation. To sustainably get work done without having to expend much of our energy in the process. This is a direct result of millennia worth of learning from the best, worst, and everyday people of the past. The hard battles won and lost using the sword indirectly birthed guns and nuclear weapons as people sought techniques that would allow us to kill more effectively and efficiently.
It’s uncanny how closely the advancements we make mimick the functions of our bodies. Computers are essentially secondary brains that help relieve the strain of complex calculations on our minds. Cars are an extension of our feet which help take us further faster and with considerably less effort. While medication supplements our body’s natural defenses wherever they fall short and construction equipment takes the load off our muscles. Humans have pondered the complexities of the structural make-up of our bodies which make us capable of so much. Simply by working in tandem, we ended up being perfectly equipped to create relationships with each other and create a civilization that took over the planet.
At this point, technology should be considered an extension of our limbs. A critical part of who we are and what we are capable of. A means by which we went from hunting and gathering to standing on the cusp of a brand new frontier, space exploration, tourism, and conquest. Simply by enhancing our internal shortcomings with external aids, what we can and cannot do got redefined. And now, we stand in an age where reality can become whatever you decide, though currently limited to the virtual universe.
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