Technology And Modernization In Fahrenheit 451, By Ray Bradbury

The Dark Side of Technology and Modernization Technology is influencing people for the worse because it is being used for the wrong reasons and is therefore causing people to be manipulated, confused, and taken advantage of. This idea is seen in literature, through Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and in today’s society, through “How Uber Uses Psychological Tricks to Push Its Drivers’ Buttons.” by Noam Scheiber. Fahrenheit 451 takes us to a futuristic society where books are illegal and technology is everything to the people. Bradbury shows how technology is influential by writing, “They didn’t show the man’s face in focus. Did you notice? Even your best friends couldn’t tell if it was you. They scrambled it just enough to let the imagination

This is misuse of technology, because real live relationships are much more important than relationships with computers and phones. Sadly, this is already happening in our society and it is apparent in Noam Scheiber’s article, “How Uber Uses Psychological Tricks to Push Its Drivers’ Buttons.” Uber uses tech tricks to convince drivers to drive more for them, “To keep drivers on the road, the company has exploited some people’s tendency to set earnings goals — alerting them that they are ever so close to hitting a

This clearly shows how technology takes advantage of people through graphics and messages. Uber uses these because their goal as a company is to provide people with immediate rides whenever and wherever they want. But because they also allow driver’s to sign on and off whenever they want, it is difficult to make sure they have drivers when they need them. “As he tried to log off at 7:13 a.m. on New Year’s Day last year, Josh Streeter, then an Uber driver in the Tampa, Fla., area, received a message … [that] explained: “You’re $10 away from making $330 in net earnings. Are you sure you want to go offline?” Below were two prompts: “Go offline” and “Keep driving.” The latter was already highlighted” (Scheiber). This makes it so tempting for the driver’s to keep working because Uber makes it much easier to say yes than to say no. Technology is putting this pressure on people to do what the companies want them to do. Similarly, Netflix automatically reloads the next episode, and even starts playing it if you don’t say no. They make it easy to say yes because the want you to keep watching and using their service. Do not let technology influence you into