Too Much Technology

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Coco

No, this is not a post about how I spend too much time on-line.

I do, but I’m OK with that. 🙂

This is a post about how too much technology is ruining us in other ways.

  1. We rely on technology to tell us things we already (should) know. This weekend my daughter ran out of gas because the “gas light” in the Tahoe that she was driving didn’t go on. The thing is, the Tahoe doesn’t have a gas light! She is so accustomed to relying on the gas light in her car that she didn’t pay attention to the fact that the gas gauge needle had dropped below “E.”
  2. We rely on technology to do things we should do for ourselves. Most but not all of the restrooms in my office have toilets that flush automatically. I always almost forget to manually flush when I’m in a restroom that isn’t quite so hi-tech.
  3. We trust technology more than we trust ourselves. I can be having a great run until I see a slow split time on my Garmin. For some reason, I think that external number (which may or may not be accurate) is more meaningful than how I feel.

How about you–are there ways you are over-reliant on technology?

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5 Responses to Too Much Technology

  1. Karen@WaistingTime says:
    August 2, 2011 at 2:35 am

    You are so right! What would I do without a gas light on my car. Shudder. The one thing I really hate is how email and texts and facebook, etc, have replaced conversation. My kids would never think to pick up a phone and call someone.

  2. FindingMyHappyPace says:
    August 2, 2011 at 2:41 am

    Guess what, on #2 I purposely don't flush, BHAHAHAHAHAA. I don't want to touch the handle,
    Oh, and one time, our internet didn't work, and I needed a phone number, and I was like WTF am I going to do??!?!!? My husband was like, "Uh…? Phone book?". Oh.. oh yea.

  3. David H. says:
    August 2, 2011 at 11:26 am

    As far as No. 3 goes, who cares what the Garmin says? If it feels good, it's good, right?

  4. lauramich says:
    August 3, 2011 at 9:19 am

    Re: #2—Reminds me of all the times I've tried to unlock the front door of the house with the key fob for my car!

    Re: #3—Reminds me of a recent NPR piece, The GPS: A Fatally Misleading Travel Companion.

    • Coco says:
      August 3, 2011 at 4:31 pm

      OMG! You reminded my of what our automatic kitchen trashcan has done to me. It opens automatically when it senses someone (I laughed at first but it's quite convenient!) and now when I try to use our other trashcan I wondering why the heck it isn't working. 🙂

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