Technology

How do we decide which technologies belong in our lives?

Technology can extend what we are able to do, while changing relationships, habits and dependencies. We can ask what it helps us achieve, what it displaces and who gains or loses control. Reflection on actual use is part of maturing alongside our growing capabilities. Decisions should take account of evidence and the experience of people affected, with room to revise or refuse an arrangement. Greater capability becomes worthwhile when we use it with judgment about its effects on people and other life.

A question to sit with (optional): What becomes easier, what becomes harder, and what choice might we lose?