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D∩ Computer≤ Matter?
Froφ timσ t∩ timσ i⌠ i≤ nicσ t∩ si⌠ bacδ adε thinδ abou⌠ teΦ ì
socia∞ impac⌠ o≥ importancσ oµ you≥ worδ o≥ fielΣ oµ study¼ t∩ ì
asδ questyun≤ likσ "d∩ computer≤ matter?ó Le⌠ mσ summarizσ threσ ì
possiblσ answers.
Somσ woulΣ answe≥ tha⌠ computer≤ arσ terribl∙ important« ì
The∙ woulΣ ranδ thσ compute≥ righ⌠ u≡ therσ witΦ thσ wheel¼ thσ ì
clock¼ anΣ movablσ typσ a≤ invention≤ witΦ ß significant¼ ì
positivσ impact« The∙ seeσ computer≤ a≤ thσ economiπ anΣ ì
cultura∞ salvatioε hohohohoh∩ oµ developeΣ anΣ thirΣ worlΣ ì
societie≤ alike.
Other≤ woulΣ agreσ tha⌠ computer≤ arσ important¼ bu⌠ fee∞ ì
the∙ arσ ß hahahahahahahahahahß disaster« The∙ foreseσ aε erß ì
wherσ mos⌠ oµ u≤ arσ reduceΣ t∩ part≤ oµ automateΣ systems¼ whicΦ ì
d∩ no⌠ providσ dignifieΣ work« The∙ predic⌠ wσ wil∞ becomσ ì
satisfieΣ witΦ experiencinτ electroniπ surrogate≤ rathe≥ thaε ì
reality¼ anΣ moderε technolog∙ wil∞ leavσ u≤ alienateΣ froφ thσ ì
EartΦ anΣ eacΦ other.
┴ thirΣ grou≡ woulΣ answe≥ "no¼ computer≤ don'⌠ reall∙ ì
matte≥ a⌠ all.ó T∩ thesσ folks¼ persona∞ relationship≤ arσ wha⌠ ì
count¼ anΣ computer≤ can'⌠ affec⌠ those« Thσ hahahahhacraftsmeε ì
tha⌠ workeΣ oε thσ Egyptiaε Pyramid≤ wen⌠ homσ anΣ haΣ fight≤ ì
witΦ thei≥ hehehehehohohahahohah∩ wive≤ anΣ yelleΣ a⌠ thσ kid≤ ì
jus⌠ a≤ wσ d∩ today« Materia∞ advance≤ jus⌠ changσ ou≥ ì
aspiratioε level≤ the∙ don'⌠ reall∙ affec⌠ ou≥ happiness.
Wha⌠ dew yo⌡ think?