Thoughts on Borgmann

Now that I have read most of Borgmann's book I can comment on some of his major issues, most of which I agree. Borgmann's entire book was rather dull and somewhat difficult to understand especially in the beginning; however, his overall idea that techonology is beginning to control our lives is a good point. I think too much of our lives are revolving around machines, which alot of the time prove faulty when we really need them. I agree with Borgmann that we all need to get back in touch with our traditional side and with nature. We need to experience the real beauty in our world and engage ourselves once more in social interactions. Borgmann also brings up an interesting point that though technology is consuming our lives currently, we can learn to incorporate devices into our traditional practices. There is no definitive answer as to how technology can be reformed, but Borgmann makes some interesting suggestions as to how society could get started. I believe that it must start with the individual, as well, who can take an initiative to change aspects of their own lives. This will in turn encourage others to make changes, attempting to achieve what we all want: happiness, only this happiness will not solely rely on technology.