The dawn of implications: Prepare for the resurgence of the real

Martin Hayward

This article examines the effects of technological developments on modern life and warns that people will soon realise their costs.

There is a momentum to the continuing domination of our lives by technology that seems unstoppable.

Unstoppable in its ubiquity in our lives, unstoppable in its stock market value, and unstoppable in its hubris as tech billionaires aim for the moon, the White House, global peace and even recent suggestions from Mark Zuckerberg that Facebook can take over from churches.

It's not surprising that such momentum has built. Technology has intertwined itself with modern life to such a degree that it truly is impossible to imagine a life without it.

To date, the benefits of this tech revolution have so...

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