As the use of computers and our knowledge of computers grows simultaneously, we are more prone to believe that certain aspects of development can be achieved through the use of automated services. No technology is going to stop evolution, (Stock 64), however we have to come to realize that technological innovation is not without cost or consequence (Weiland 64).
George Dyson, historian and author of Darwin Among the Machines proposes the best response to the Unabomber Manifesto. His opinion is simply that we are not being replaced my machines; we are being incorporated into a machine ourselves (66). The everyday activities that we practice subconsciously would have never been dreamed of years ago. Aspects of our lives that we have deemed difficult are quick to be replaced because as a people we are consistently becoming lazier.
Although Dyson proves to have the best answer to the problem of a computer manipulated world, I tend to disagree with his theory. Once we can discover how to become more actively involved in our lives, it will hopefully slow the process of evolution. As earlier stated, Gregory Stock claimed that “No technology is going to stop evolution”(66). I agree with this statement because it must take an act of physical motivation to slow, however I do not believe anything will stop technology altogether. Obviously Mr. Stock underestimates mechanical influence, whether it be an ATM, or a laptop, or even something as small as a calculator.
As much as we struggle with the concept of computer expansion, we fail to realize the positives influences of its discovery. Our problem has always been trying to incorporate these services into areas that would not normally require it. By not making conscious efforts to find easier ways to assess information, we voluntarily subject ourselves to its “power”.