Topic > computers in particular create a culture without a moral basis. Explain that new technologies usually alter human understanding of what is true and real. Postman uses the term technopoly to refer to a society that believes that the primary goal and purpose of human labor is efficiency and that human judgment is beneath any technical calculation. Postman reveals the downside of technology. TechnopolyPostman explains that people don't consider whether technology is useful or not, but precisely because technology is technology and involves new inventions, people embrace it. He argues that people are being blinded by technology to what they are losing while focusing on what technology is bringing. For example, when man discovered the telescope and discovered that the center of the universe was not the earth; man has turned his attention away from social development to study other extra-spatial objects. Man has completely assumed his role on social issues by specializing on the universe and space. He argues that early scientists such as Galileo, Kepler and Copernicus and other great scientists of history used similar technologies to the modern one to make their disc… medium of paper… the characteristics are that form is followed by functions. Postman also includes Marshall McLuhan's theory that the message is the root as it controls the form and scale of social interaction. Conclusion Many people around the world have different reactions to Postman's arguments about technology and its effects and impacts on humans. It is evident from Postman's arguments that technology has positive and negative impacts, that technology benefits and disadvantages humans. Many people, however, criticized Postman's perspectives on the impacts of technopoly and technology in general, explaining that Postman should have provided alternatives on how to take and manage technology. For them, highlighting the problems of technology without providing possible solutions and remedies was a missed point of Postman's argument and perspective on technology..
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