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Philosophy on Computers

Today I thought  I would do something a little different here.  I have been in front of a computer for over half of my life, which would be around 11 years or so.  The amount of time I spend on computers is astounding, probably around 6 or 7 hours on average per day.  I work on computers, I fix computers, and I play on computers.  Sometimes I wonder if I am spending too much time on computers and not enough with other activities, its like an addiction that you can't control.  Luckily I have other hobbies other than computers, which gives me a break when I feel like they are ruling over my life too much.

The reason why I bring all of this up is because I wanted to talk about how computers are both good and bad in society.  They are good due to the higher technology that we have gained by building faster and better computers, they run most of the world and without them we would be a much more primitive society.  On that same token though I believe they are also evil because of our dependence on them, they make us rely on hardware other than our own.  One computer can do many more calculations than a human brain can do in one second, as well as a much smaller error margin when performing certain tasks that both humans and computers can perform.  This last bit is mainly a plus, but again it puts the computer first and the human second, which means that more jobs will be taken out by computers as time rolls on.

It is amazing how the technology of the computer has progressed through the years, faster than anyone could imagine.  Just ten years ago we though that we would never need more than 2GB of memory, now we have computers with over 20GB.  The future of computers is uncertain, they will of course become more and more powerful as well as becoming smaller and smaller, but as for the new applications of computers, more and more pop up every day.  It is an ever expanding pool of possibility out there, but hopefully we will never get to the point where computers are creating computers, as well as maintaining and upgrading.  This would rid the need for technicians, and human interaction between the machine and its user.