Monday, December 8, 2008

Are you a victim of "technosis?

Naturally there's a word for it (isn't there always?).

"In their book, TechnoStress: Coping With Technology @WORK @HOME @PLAY, Michelle M. Weil, Ph.D. and Larry D. Rosen, Ph.D. assert that the growing dependence on technology affects us negatively. We count on our machines to do so much that when something goes wrong with our technology we are thrown into a tailspin. According to Weil and Rosen, "People allow themselves to be sucked into this technological abyss, and in doing so they become more machine-oriented and less sensitive to their own needs and the needs of others. Some people become so immersed in technology that they risk losing their own identity." This is called "Technosis."

Of course, they're trying to sell you something. But it is nice to know.

1 comment:

Stephen and Gayann said...

Yep . To realy foul things up requires a computer :-)