apocalyptic cupcake

http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/technology-stopped-evolution-destroying-world The complete deniability of the good that has come out of technology makes this article suspect in my eyes. To completely eradicate the internet, a place where the easing of accessibility in regards to the obtaining of information has helped rather than hindered everyone's knowledge base, seems totally asinine to me. The problem is that this is an intellectuals completely subscribing into his idea without seeing the complexities of the problem. Yes, obviously there are problems in regards to the edification of how to properly utilize technology, i.e how to discern how to traverse the multitude of information out there, how to know that you've been sold a lie that looks incredibly efficient. It's these kinds of questions that led to the creation of the internet in the first place. I think the lesson here is the questions cant stopped being asked because once they cease, for the sake of the convenience afforded by technology, we become perfect corporate tools-capitalist non thinkers. Market obsolescence rather than technology in and of itself, is the problem here. I do agree with the writer in his distrust of corporations but the anarchist thought of eradicating tech is actually a defeatist position that's much worse in the long run. More major technical innovations should be worked on and the gadgetry that represents nothing in regards to the evolutionary developments of tech should be derided. Look at the greedy corporations profiting from the naivete of all those dumb consumerists out there who don't know the wonderful attributes of twitter and what they are doing doing to the environment, hulk smash. What a dumb egotist. Can any one smell this guy's superiority complex? And you want to talk about undemocratic tendencies? Since he doesn't see the internet as a major leap ("too many problems!"-yes, that's why reanalysis and additions and figuring out better methods should be applied) he simply wants to eradicate technology. Forget about film everybody, who needs that measly art form when movies have gotten so bad anyway? This is a throw up your arms spaz position. It's also an example of someone who doesn't want to properly solve the problem, and at the same time doesn't want to implicate himself in anyway because he has such contempt for people like, you know, himself. He points the finger at the other guy rather than figuring out why figure pointing is going on in the first place. What a wonderful position to be in. What the inevitable outcome is from non-accountibility and trying to cover up the evidence, or having a defeatist attitude, or both is that there is a side effect of more negative outcomes. In fact the outcomes grow larger than the initial problem. Hey, at least this guy is trying to help the environment and eradicate corporate greed. That's like a cherry on top of the apocalyptic cupcake.