Are changes in society driven by technological development or
are technologies influenced and shaped by the society that produces them?
Does technology affect changes in society or is technology influenced and shaped by its users?
I think that in the beginning we were the ones controlling and shaping technology, but now it's starting to control our society. We all rely so heavily on things such as the internet, television, radios etc, that a world without them seems impossible. Technology is slowly altering the way we live and I think we've come too far to change back to how we used to be.
Does technology affect changes in society or is technology influenced and shaped by its users?
Technology is influenced by its users.
Companies are forever trying to keep up with the latest demand, e.g. the iPhone. Companies need to make a profit at the end of the day, they cant make one by selling out-of-date gadgets that nobody wants. People are driven by consumerism, they will always want the newest things, the latest gadgets to make their life easier.
Yes. The people who make them kinda opens the can of worms so to speak. But once it hits the markets and underground, the technology itself begins to affect society. Cellphones, computers, televisions, microwaves, etc. have become household items that somewhere along the line became a necessity. What if all computers suddenly didn't work and couldn't be made anymore? How would it affect the world's economy? How would affect the world? With the current attitude of today's governments, we'd probably end up with a massive brawl civilly and on foreign ground.
