The Addictive Cost of Technology

Essay self-published at https://dunconomics.blog/the-addictive-cost-of-technology
Technology is often promoted as though it will make life better and easier. As an IT professional, many of my colleagues speak highly of great cost savings that computer solutions bring. This seems to be true on a small scale, but if you are like me, you wonder if modern life, full of the high-tech marvels, is as labour-free as promised. To me, it seems the more we innovate, the busier we become. This seems counter-intuitive. Technology does bring a sense of accomplishment and potentially reduces waste. But it seems to also seems to bring sad circumstances, like loss of jobs to automation (e.g. supermarket self-checkout) and contemporary consumerism with associated environmental impact.