Conclusion
In summary, despite the earlier examples of dysfunctions and the considerable issues associated with our digital revolution adopting a ‘stop the world I want to get off’ approach is only likely to lead to whoever or whatever is trying to do so becoming a victim or change rather than an active participant in it. As we have seen in our earlier examples there is a lot we should be concerned about because of the Faustian bargain of digital technologies. A bargain in which we trade improved efficiencies for new vulnerabilities and dependencies, our personal data for ‘free’ access to services, our thoughts and content for ‘likes’, and our money for endless new devices, service accounts, and contracts.
We can only hope that eventually our analogue human biological and social systems and our invented digital systems can be brought to a state where we can still derive the benefits and at least minimise and constrain the darker aspects of our humanity also currently riding digital surfboards in our oceans of bits and bytes.
Digital Surfers on an Ocean of Bits & Bytes (AI Generated Image)
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