For example, what purpose does a television built into the door of our fridge serve?
2006-07-14 13:25:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
If we view your example from a strictly left brain view then yes its ludicrous. And I think its fair to say advertisers are trying to make us believe we "need" these things out of just trying to sell them.
If viewed from a right brain perspective then it becomes fun. Kinda neat stuff, some of it bling, etc. Practical, hell no.
If we view it from the middle, then its easy to see both sides and decide what what we want from it. Buy it or not, make fun of it or not, its all perception.
So for me I kinda like most of the toys out there or at least think of them in their creative nature. HOWEVER, what bothers me the most is people (especially young) being led to believe they really need or should have all this stuff, no matter the cost. I also don't like to see such a global dependence on technology. Robots for example are neat, but who really "needs" them, aside from the sick or disabled.
2006-07-14 13:52:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if the technology becomes so powerful we cannot control it. A TV in the fridge is not an example of the dystopian technological nightmare, but pure stupidity and laziness. When computers take over the roles of human beings and make the need for man useless, then we have been yielded powerless and beaten by our own creations. On the other hand, if god couldn't create perfect beings, then what makes us think we can?
2006-07-14 20:39:03 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. Psychosis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean, like closed circuit tv, so you could see what was in the fridge without having to open the door...? We could use that, because transparent insulation is very expensive and difficult to make. (It is coming down in price, but it will be a long time before it is used for home refrigerators.)
If you mean just watching a show in the kitchen, no. We'll have lightweight portable video glasses, soon enough. Or lightweight, flexible plastic LED displays that will roll up like a window shade when we are not using them; they will be huge.
2006-07-14 20:41:11 · answer #3 · answered by cdf-rom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely Not!
I personally beleive that we should develope the most technology we can as fast as possible. You never know what may happen tomorrow.
What if space aliens come and we can't defend ourselves? Nukes may not be the end all weapon we think.
Do you want to be some critter's lunch?
The real problem in our world is the misuse of science by petty politicians and the military.
Establish International Law and pour money into science.
2006-07-14 22:17:53 · answer #4 · answered by virtualscientist01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. I don't know what those people where thinking when they invented those fridges with built in televisions. Probably something like "Wouldn't it be cool if we could watch TVwhile we make dinner? It would make coolking more fun and not as boring as it was today!"
2006-07-14 20:31:05 · answer #5 · answered by jj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely!
2006-07-14 20:29:34 · answer #6 · answered by anonymous 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was never about the technology it was always about morals and ethics. You can make moral and ethical decisions about a stick as well as a new vaccine.
2006-07-14 20:29:05 · answer #7 · answered by Sleeping Troll 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
convenience and leisure is what we aim for. technology will always be advancing whether we like it or not.
2006-07-14 20:41:31 · answer #8 · answered by MeLovesYou 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋