Big Think: Technology is the Bane of Human Self-Autonomy

My blog wasn't named without reason: I HATE technology with a passion. At times I feel I would have been better off in the time of the Crusades, even though I would probably have died before the age of thirty. But I digress, because I've found this excellent article that finally vindicates me:

http://bigthink.com/Mind-Matters/personal-autonomy-is-evaportating-should-we-care

As I said, I believe it's excellent, but you should probably see for yourself - I'm really biased on the subject. But the article has undeniably valid points: technology is getting more complex, more controlling, and more prevalent. And as this occurs, people are becoming more and more dependent upon technology for everything. To those of you who think I'm technophobic, that's what I'm afraid of: reliance on technology. Because, in my experience, technology is extremely unreliable. Just in the last day or two, Anika failed to send Danny a video clip for one of his commercials - not for lack of trying, but because the technology let them both down. And it's not just that - emails don't always send, Google Maps and GPS's almost always tell you to take the long way, and voice/fingerprint recognition technologies, such as the ones beginning to be used in cars and homes, are faulty and easy to fool. And there's the increasing danger of cyber warfare - when society becomes dependent upon the Internet, and GPS's, and other satellite-controlled technologies, what happens when a rival nation starts shooting down your satellites, or hacking into those programs? You get chaos, because in fifty years, driving your own car, getting into your house with keys, and spending a night without a computer will be considered catastrophes. And that could be a very serious problem. So I can promise you all this: in sixty years, I will be that crotchety old guy who drives his own car and gets apprehended all the time for breaking the law (see the article). In fifteen, my kids will be among the few in America who won't be watching T.V. or playing on their cell phones. In ten, I will be the guy who uses a map made of actual paper when he goes on the road. And in three, I will be the guy who still reads books made of paper.