Our phones can do just about everything these days—they can control the lights in our homes, send messages to other phones, allow us to talk to our friends and loved ones from thousands of miles away, and keep track of what we spend our money on (and where we spend it). And that’s only scratching the surface of their capabilities. This attachment to technology we’ve developed over the years has resulted in many people referring to us as early cyborgs due to our ability to augment our physical capabilities with technology components.
What does it mean to be an early cyborg?
It’s not just that our phones are changing us and what we can do; they’re also changing how we interact with each other. It’s no longer a question of if we’re cyborgs—we already are. We are already biological organisms as humans. We might not see ourselves as early cyborgs because our “technological component” is still detached from us.
Whether it’s our phones or laptops, we’re used to thinking of our devices as external tools. That may be true, but we become more dependent on technology every day. In developed countries, it’s hard to imagine being a functioning member of society without at least one device we rely on. Phones, tablets, and laptops have drastically changed how we work, communicate, and spend our free time. Our reliance on this technology to lead our lives makes us early cyborgs.
Should we be worried about becoming robots?
It’s not just that our phones are changing us and what we can do; they’re also changing how we interact with each other. It’s no longer a question of if we’re cyborgs—we already are. We are already biological organisms as humans. We might not see ourselves as early cyborgs because our “technological component” is still detached from us.
Whether it’s our phones or laptops, we’re used to thinking of our devices as external tools. That may be true, but we become more dependent on technology every day. In developed countries, it’s hard to imagine being a functioning member of society without at least one device we rely on. Phones, tablets, and laptops have drastically changed how we work, communicate, and spend our free time. Our reliance on this technology to lead our lives makes us early cyborgs.
