"The First Technological Revolution and Its Lessons" by Peter F. Drucker

Quoting Peter F. Drucker as saying: "If an educated man of those days of the first technological revolution—an educated Sumerian perhaps or an educated ancient Chinese—looked at us today, he would certainly be totally stumped by our technology. But he would, I am sure, find our existing social and political institutions reasonably familiar—they are after all, by and large, not fundamentally different from the institutions he and his contemporaries first fashioned. And, I am quite certain, he would have nothing but a wry smile for both those among us who predict a technological heaven and those who predict a technological hell of "alienation," of "technological unemployment," and so on. He might well mutter to himself, "This is where I came in." But to use he might well say, "A time such as was mine and such as is yours, a time of true technological revolution, is not a time for exultation. It is not a time for despair either. It is a time for work and for responsibility." This pretty much wraps up there entire writing for me.

Mr. Drucker brings up valid points about where we have gone with technology and truly how technology has changed our lives over the centuries. It is hard to look back on ancient and past civilizations and consider new ideas as technology. They are however some sort of technology. Whether it be a wheel that was made round to get move heavy loads, or a computer that can fit in the palm of your hand. Even though the outcomes of past civilizations and current are inherently different, the structure that we have is very similar.

Each generation has brough something to the table that made our lives, as humans, easier. Although, it can be disputed, and even negative at times. Technology isn't always a great way to do something, it's a quick easy fix. The remote control for instance. We no longer have to get up off our lazy butts and change the channel any longer; something I remember having to do as a kid for my Dad.

Each step we take heading towards newer and newer technology, I believe, takes a bit of life away from us all. We no longer have to figure calculations out, because we have a calculator. We no longer have to walk 1/2 mile to the store, because we have cars now. As we go, we are becoming less and less independent, and more dependent on our TiVo's and our alarm clocks.