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Downsides of technology8 quotes
Men have gained control over the forces of nature to such an extent that with their help they could have no difficulty in exterminating one another to the last man. They know this, and hence comes a large part of their current unrest, their unhappiness and their mood of anxiety. — Sigmund Freud · 1930People will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think. — Neil Postman · 1984Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master. — Christian Louis Lange · 1921Technology is the knack of so arranging the world that we don't have to experience it. — Max Frisch · 1957No, not again. I...why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam? I swear to God, one of these days, I just kick this piece of shit out the window! — Samir · 1999The greatest task before civilization at present is to make machines what they ought to be, the slaves, instead of the masters of men. — Havelock Ellis · 1922All 8 quotes →Technology5 quotes
Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master. — Christian Louis Lange · 1921Technology is the knack of so arranging the world that we don't have to experience it. — Max Frisch · 1957No, not again. I...why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam? I swear to God, one of these days, I just kick this piece of shit out the window! — Samir · 1999Everywhere we remain unfree and chained to technology, whether we passionately affirm or deny it. — Martin Heidegger · 1954We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works. — Douglas Adams · 2001Man and machine1 quote
The greatest task before civilization at present is to make machines what they ought to be, the slaves, instead of the masters of men. — Havelock Ellis · 1922Risks of technology1 quote
The greatest task before civilization at present is to make machines what they ought to be, the slaves, instead of the masters of men. — Havelock Ellis · 1922