Vonnegut and Technology

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“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 because he thinks that technology is blocking you from becoming what you can be. I think technology shows us our highest potential. The fact that we can create these things such as microwaves, TV's, radios, cell phones, and iPods show us what we can become. It shows what we can do as a person and our specialties. Technology has made contacting friends and family easier, and it has also improved the speed of sending letters. Although there are bad sides of technology such as guns, and missiles, but it has also improved our lives. With all this new technology it has improved our lives and enjoyment as a person, and possibly with this we can create some technogolies that can help reduce the war weapons. The more we increase technology, we can control the production of good and bad nuclear and war weapons. In 'Harrison Bergeon' Vonnegut shows us that he clearly hates technology. He is showing us it causes many problems and that its getting in the way of our livelihood. In conclusion, I have to disagree with Kurt Vonnegut