eryday lives as long as the technology isn't manipulated to the point that we have to take advantage of and exploit other people in order to get ahead. I know it would be great if everything worked out that way, but as we all know we don't live in a perfect world and no matter what the scenario is, somebody's toes have to get stepped on if anybody wants to rise to the top. Another problem I can see arising is people letting technology overcome their lives and eventually they will be overcome by laziness. Erich Fromm was also aware of this problem when he wrote his essay Work in an Alienated Society by stating the following: "It is not difficult to recognize the widespread longing for the state of complete laziness and passivity. Our advertising appeals to it even more than to sex." It is amazing what kind of perspective Fromm had on the subject considering he wrote the essay in 1955. A lot of people today are willing to spend huge sums of money on something that will make a task easier and effortless, whether or not it will do a quality and efficient job. As long as they don't have to use up too much energy, the consumer is happy they got the job done, never mind the fact it cost them hundreds of dollars to buy the equipment to get the job done "easier." As far as computers in the workplace go, in my example of having computers put to use in a restaurant doesn't cause the workers to become lazy. It enables the business to operate more efficiently, and that is something that everybody looks forward to, including the owners, managers, employees, and most importantly the customers. The morale of the employees where I work now is ten times greater than that of...
