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Technology Encourages Mindlessness

“BEEP BEEP BEEP!!!!” You wake up to the electronic alarm that is set for 6:00 A.M. five days a week. You hit the snooze button only to gain another five minutes of glorious sleep. You roll out of bed; grab the electric toothbrush and the newest type of whitening (with scope) Crest toothpaste. You take a shower and get dressed, while watching the news channel on TV pissed off that the stock market crashed and there’s an accident on the route you take to work. You see the cold temperature on the news channel and realize your car is going to need to warm up. You grab the electronic key and hold down a button from the bedroom until you feel and hear the pulsate and humming of the 15 mile per gallon Hummer outside. Next, you take the Blackberry off of the charger and check your email. You start to head out the door but you realize you forgot your life upstairs; the laptop. How the hell would you have given your presentation without that! You hop in the Hummer, throw it in reverse, glance at the rearview camera on the dashboard, and hit the road; all in preparation for a routine day in the 21st century.
We are living in a society that heavily depends upon technology. It is seen in the constant use of our cell phones, dependence on computers, and our reliance on technological machines to function properly. Teachers, students, employees, and managers all rely on technology in order to successfully and efficiently complete their daily tasks. Although technology has made societies’ daily activities much easier and productive, it has also taken away much of the thought process involved in obtaining completion of our daily task. Trout refers to the characteristics of the Fahrenheit 541 society as mindlessness. As our technology advances, the present world is transforming to a state much similar to the mindlessness in the novel. In Fahrenheit 451, the technological advances are astounding. Houses are equipped with...