Ellul's chapter talks mostly about how technology really has a firm grip on our society's existence and he believes it is only going to get worse. Ellul's point though isn't to bash our society for this dependence on technology, rather, it is to explain possible solutions to help us move in the opposite direction. This is where I thought his chapter became very interesting. Ellul believes the only ways we could possibly get rid of our crutch on technology is 1. a world war where there was so much destruction that all technology was destroyed and vanquished. 2. would be if a massive amount of "enlightened" people spread the word around the globe to limit the usage of technology to bring back human interaction.
This is where I really began to agree and understand what Ellul was saying. There really is no way to completely stop our usage of technology, our goal should be to limit it though. By limiting our use we will be able to rediscover the balance of human interaction and technology. This would leave us in a much more productive and pleasant place to live.
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