“Apart from the seemingly magical Internet, life in broad material terms isn't so different from what it was in 1953... The wonders portrayed in 'The Jetsons,' the space-age television cartoon from the 1960s, have not come to pass... Life is better and we have more stuff, but the pace of change has slowed down.” DifferentAgeLife IsStuffTermSpaceWonderTechnologyTelevisionMaterialsInternetBroadsPaceCartoon1960sPace Of Change Author:Tyler Cowen
“One wonders whether a generation that demands instant satisfaction of all its needs and instant solution of the world's problems will produce anything of lasting value. Such a generation, even when equipped with the most modern technology, will be essentially primitive it will stand in awe of nature, and submit to the tutelage of medicine men.” MenWorldNeedsProblemValuesWonderTechnologyGenerationsModernProduceDemandSolutionsMedicineSatisfactionInstantAweLastingSubmitPrimitiveModern TechnologyTutelage Author:Eric Hoffer
“We need to take responsibility for the effect of our environment on our nervous systems, and particularly the nervous systems of our children. No wonder so many of them are diagnosed with all the stuff they're diagnosed with today. Modern technology is a blessing to be sure, but it's also a curse if we allow it to pull us out of our spiritual center. A 24 hour electronic onslaught comes at the expense of our deep humanity and our deepest relationships.” IfsNeedsChildrenTodaySpiritualHumanityStuffHoursResponsibilityWonderTechnologyEnvironmentModernEffectsBlessingOur ChildrenNervousCurseExpensesTaking ResponsibilityOur EnvironmentNervous SystemModern Technology Author:Marianne Williamson
“We focus on building innovation and inventing technology futures and we figure that it will take care of the rest. So far, it's done wonders.” DoneCareWonderTechnologyFocusFiguresBuildingInnovationTake CareInventing Author:Philippe Kahn
“Whenever a new technology is introduced into society, there must be a counterbalancing human response - that is, high touch - or the technology is rejected... We must learn to balance the material wonders of technology with the spiritual demands of our human nature.” HumansSpiritualWonderTechnologyHuman NatureMaterialsBalanceDemandResponseRejectedNew Technology Author:John Naisbitt
“In 30 years time, as technology moves forward even further, people are going to look back and wonder why offices ever existed.” PeopleYearsLooksMovingWonderTechnologyOfficeMoving Forward Author:Richard Branson
“Before the first atomic bomb test, scientists took the time to calculate whether the blast would ignite the nitrogen in Earth's atmosphere and incinerate us all. The risk was low and the test went off, but Rees wonders what the odds would have had to be to discourage the bomb makers.” FirstsEarthFunnyScienceWonderTechnologyRiskLowsTestsScientistAtmosphereBombsMakersOddsDiscouragingBlastAtomic BombIgniteNitrogen Author:Dennis Overbye
“So one begins to wonder what is going to happen to the human race. Technology keeps on advancing with greater and greater power, either for good or for destruction.” HumansHappensRaceWonderTechnologyGreaterDestructionHuman RaceAdvancingGreater Power Book:Thought as a System Source: Thought as a System
“We have to wonder whether digital technology, rather than making it easier to communicate, is actually doing the opposite. We now sit alone at a keyboard, firing off zeros and ones into the ether. Offices are silent.” WonderTechnologyEasierOfficeOppositesSilentCommunicateDigitalKeyboardsFiringDigital Technology Author:Tom Hodgkinson
“I think that most technology is positive in the short term, and negative in the long term. I wonder, if somebody looked back at the 20th and 21st centuries a thousand years from now, what their perception of the car would be. Or of television. I wonder if over time, they'll be seen as this thing that drove the culture, but ultimately had more downside than upside.” IfsThinkingYearsLongWould BeCultureTermWonderTechnologyCenturyCarTelevisionThousandPerceptionNegativeLong TermThousand Years21st CenturyShort Term Author:Chuck Klosterman
“We no longer think of chairs as technology, we just think of them as chairs. But there was a time when we hadn't worked out how many legs chairs should have, how tall they should be, and they would often "crash" when we tried to use them. Before long, computers will be as trivial and plentiful as chairs and we will cease to be aware of the things. In fact I'm sure we will look back on this last decade and wonder how we could ever have mistaken what we were doing with them for "productivity"” ThinkingShouldLooksLongFactsUseLastsWonderTechnologyComputerShould HaveLegsDecadesProductivityCeaseChairsTallCrashMistakenPlentiful Author:Douglas Adams
“I wonder, would I have transitioned from female to male if I was 30 years younger? Possibly. But if I had been born even 30 years later, because it seems like the technology will only get better, it seems like one might not ever need to settle down at all.” IfsNeedsYearsSeemsMightBornWonderTechnologyFemaleMalesSettlingGet BetterSettling Down Author:Eileen Myles