One thing our culture frequently loses sight of is the fact that technology applied unthinkingly is... well, useless. The whole idea of technology is to facilitate, not to be a slave to it for its own sake (that's what art is for). Many have seen this already, but my favorite example of technology gone bad (or rather human use of technology gone bad), is Peter Norvig's PowerPoint version of the Gettysburg address. Many more things could be said, have been said, and probably will be said (by me that is) about PowerPoint, but I think this is the most biting critique of all misuses of technology, PowerPoint or otherwise. (I am currently discussing the content of the Gettysburg address with Justin. It is kind of scary in and of itself, but that is another story. War stinks, folks; no avoiding that fact, and all motivational speeches aside.)
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