Monday, 25 July 2011

How might computers contribute to unemployment in modern society?

If we as a
society maintain the view that computers (and not us) are responsible for social changes, then
we are using a deterministic view of technology which is not very productive. Instead, we should
turn back to social theories which state that the individual and the use he or she gives to the
technology is what is responsible for social change. This is what is called an
"instrumentalist" view of technology. If we all adopt the instrumental versus the
deterministic and reductionist mentality, we will see that, in the end, computers would not be
any obstacle in the process of employment or job creation. In fact, they may be the tool that we
all need to use malleably to enhance what we already have and expand our
possibilities.

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