I do not know about you but to me it appears that lately every profession has become busier and to do your job to the satisfaction of your peers you need more than 24 hrs in the day. With the advent of smart mobile phones and internet, every person seems to be intractably connected to the workplace all their waking hours. Every job nowadays seems to be 24/7.
Before the mobile phones and internet took over the whole world, only hospitals, police and fire services were really required to provide a service all the time. To this list, you might add a few key personnel for example the president of USA!
But now even the banks and universities are providing a 24/7 service! Moreover, to add insult to injury you can buy the extra virgin olive oil in your local supermarket in the dead of the night.
Does the society need it or technology has created the need to justify its existence? This is not a new question. It is as old as humanity itself or at least since the human mind became aware enough to ask a question and ponder.
Do you really need a fire or a wheel?
I think technology becomes a real need out of fear that others will use it to exploit us. This inherent flaw in human nature to exploit others is the catalyst that metamorphoses a novel technology into an indispensible need.
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