Kurt Vonnegut

The Quote:

“Do you know what a Luddite is? That’s a person who doesn’t like newfangled contraptions. Contraptions like nuclear submarines armed with Poseidon missiles that have H-bombs in their warheads, and like computers that cheat you out of becoming. Bill Gates says, “Wait till you can see what your computer can become.” But it’s you who should be doing the becoming. What you can become is the miracle you were born to work—not the damn fool computer.”

- Kurt Vonnegut

I disagree with Kurt Vonnegut's point of view. He thinks that computers and other technology stops you from showing what you can actually become. I think that technology actually lets us show our potential. The very fact that we can make TV's, computers, phone's, spaceships, and other pieces of technology gives us the chance to show how great we can actually become. It is true that nuclear weapons, missiles, bombs, and other war technology are really bad, but there is also a lot of good to technology. Instead of looking at all the bad that technology can do, we should also realize all the good it has done for us. Now, because of our superior technology and communication systems we can actually stop these bad weapons from being used. Before, because of bad technology there would be wars with lots of war technology, but now we can stop something like that from happening. The computer can actually help us become what we can. It doesn't do any bad, it's just a faster way of doing work. When we get work done faster, and easier, we can get more of it done. This will help us show even more potential. Without technology, we would never have discovered half of what we know today, including a lot of science. This is why I think we should always look at the good side of technology. It doesn't have to be bad unless you view it that way.