“ Advances in technology can be empowering, progressive and enriching. History has shown this across civilisations and societies. But it has also shown, and the present and future will continue to show,… Rasheed Ogunlaru
“ The difference between technology and slavery is that slaves are fully aware that they are not free Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ Every social association that is not face-to-face is injurious to your health Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ People who smile while they are alone used to be called insane, until we invented smartphones and social media. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ All that we have achieved in life is creating a virtual reality for ourselves, while burying the actual reality! Our preference of technology over nature proves that Man is experiencing everything thr… Ramana Pemmaraju
“ It was one thing to use computers as a tool, quite another to let them do your thinking for you. Tom Clancy
“ There are few times that I feel more at peace, more in tune, more Zen, if you will, than when I force myself to unplug. Harlan Coben
“ Tech isn’t morally good or bad until it’s wielded by the corporations that fashion it for mass consumption. Apps and platforms can be designed to promote rich social connections; or, like cigarettes,… Adam Alter
“ So, your kids must love the iPad?” I asked Mr. [Steve] Jobs, trying to change the subject. The company’s first tablet was just hitting the shelves. “They haven’t used it,” he told me. “We limit how mu… Nick Bilton
“ We all need a technological detox; we need to throw away our phones and computers instead of using them as our pseudo-defence system for anything that comes our way. We need to be bored and not have a… Evan Sutter
“ We live during a time in which some shoppers shiver all Thanksgiving night only to trample one another to death in a sunrise race through the electronics store to buy gaming consoles that allow them t… Joe Dilley
“ He pulled the truck onto the shoulder of the road and parked, cell phone tight in one hand, his eyes on the landscape before him. From here he could see the foothills rippling out like a blanket from… Danika Stone
“ The almost biological certainty that the more often you checked your cell phone, the more likely you were to find that one wondrous message or notification that would improve your entire life. Courtney Maum
“ The latest technologies are often sexy, but beware of solutions that vendors dress up like trollops, unless you're looking for a one-night stand. Stephen Few
“ Here though, there are no oppressors. No one's forcing you to do this. You willingly tie yourself to these leashes. And you willingly become utterly socially autistic. You no longer pick up on basic h… Dave Eggers
“ It is not necessary to conceal anything from a public insensible to contradiction and narcotized by technological diversions. Neil Postman
