{"id":19109,"date":"2020-02-10T23:43:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T15:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=19109"},"modified":"2021-12-02T21:33:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T13:33:37","slug":"reboot-humanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/reboot-humanity\/","title":{"rendered":"Man to Machine: How to Reboot Your Humanity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Computer technology is everywhere, in multiple formats, under different patents, most calling for the same outcome behavior \u2013\u00a0<strong>use<\/strong>. Unfortunately, computer-using cannot be sustained for too much longer without a severe impact. Computers are supposed to make our lives better, but sometimes,\u00a0<strong>their side effects cause more damage than good.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this article, I\u2019m going to talk about\u00a0<strong>how we are turning into machines without realizing it,<\/strong>\u00a0the impact this has on our global society, and a potential solution to break out of this. My goal is to help you to\u00a0<strong>take charge<\/strong>\u00a0of unnecessary machine-like demands that modern computer technology has been imposing on us.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/tech-addiction\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 5 Ways Tech Addiction is Changing Our Behavior\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">5 Ways Tech Addiction is Changing Our Behavior<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/tech-addiction.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-13543 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/tech-addiction.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">5 Ways Tech Addiction is Changing Our Behavior<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tScience and technology are meant to improve our lives, but ironically, we've become their prisoners. We constantly need...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hi, I\u2019m Luis. First off,\u00a0<strong>I don\u2019t hate technology<\/strong>. In fact, I make a living teaching it to my students. I am a Professor of Communications Media at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and I study the\u00a0<strong>impacts of technology in learning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I gave a TEDx Talk titled, \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C3u2VasrA4M\">Breaking Free From Technology<\/a>\u201d at TEDxPhoenixville in the United States. In it, I presented research results on the\u00a0<strong>impacts of technology on human behavior<\/strong>\u00a0along with a provocative thought that when you use computers excessively, you won\u2019t be free of side effects.<\/p>\n<h2>Not safe from turning into computers<\/h2>\n<p>The human brain wasn\u2019t made to process large amounts of information continuously without rest. Our brains have limited capacities, will get tired, and break down over time if we continue to abuse them. It isn\u2019t rocket science or science fiction; it is plain common sense.\u00a0<strong>The idea that we can emulate the machine, without experiencing side effects, is dangerous.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In reality, societies are already emulating the pace of living of the machine and\u00a0<strong>setting societal norms based on computer behavior<\/strong>. We are\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/smartphone-you-who-in-control\/\" rel=\"noopener\">using smartphones and iPads at the dinner table<\/a>, tweeting about an emergency first before calling for help, and working not from 9-to-5 but 9-to-forever.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/reboot-humanity\/turning-into-machine.jpg\" alt=\"turning-into-machine\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\"><\/figure>\n<p>We are constantly being bombarded by email alerts, Facebook notifications, tweets, texts, etc. and working during vacations and almost always well into the night. And we\u00a0<strong><em>let<\/em>\u00a0that happen to us.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/misuse-mobile-technology\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 5 Ways We Epicly Misuse Mobile Technology\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">5 Ways We Epicly Misuse Mobile Technology<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/misuse-mobile-technology.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-18182 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/misuse-mobile-technology.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">5 Ways We Epicly Misuse Mobile Technology<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEver joked that smartphones are so intelligent that you don't need to be? Well, it's partially true. The...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Man and computer are different<\/h2>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t noticed, the human brain wasn\u2019t made to\u00a0<strong>work on a constant flow of information overload<\/strong>. It is a major error to comparatively measure the speed and processing power of modern computers with our working brains,\u00a0<strong>especially as a means to dictate work productivity levels\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0expectations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Man and machine, they are very different. When our computers don\u2019t perform to our expectations, we\u00a0<strong>put in more RAM<\/strong>\u00a0or simply get a faster computer. But when we\u2019re talking about humans, we can\u2019t be working 60 hours a week, even though this is the accepted reality of our times today.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/reboot-humanity\/man-computer-different.jpg\" alt=\"man-computer-different\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\"><\/figure>\n<p>Being connected is actually forcing us to work longer and faster than before. Thus we force our brains to work constantly like a computer. Ironically, computers must\u00a0<strong>function logically<\/strong>\u00a0to work. Humans often\u00a0<strong>behave illogically<\/strong>, but amazingly, we \u201cwork\u201d even under these circumstances.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/challenge-to-disconnect\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: Get Off The Internet: A Challenge to Reconnect With Yourself\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get Off The Internet: A Challenge to Reconnect With Yourself<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/challenge-to-disconnect.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-14718 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/challenge-to-disconnect.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">Get Off The Internet: A Challenge to Reconnect With Yourself<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUnplug from digital life to enhance well-being and creativity. Learn the importance of offline time.\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What\u2019s in store for us?<\/h2>\n<p>Our relationship with computers will take us through three phases:<\/p>\n<h3>1. Process of transformation<\/h3>\n<p>We are living now in the middle of what I call the\u00a0<em>process of transformation<\/em>. It is a period where humans are starting to become robotic in behavior due to high frequency and extended exposure of computer use \u2013\u00a0<strong>the higher the frequency and exposure, the quicker the transformation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In this phase, humans are more humans than the machine (in behavior).<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/reboot-humanity\/transformation-process.jpg\" alt=\"transformation-process\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<h3>3. Computer Robot Syndrome<\/h3>\n<p>After the transformation process<em>,\u00a0<\/em>the global community will exhibit\u00a0<em>computer robot syndrome<\/em>. It will also be a temporary phase, but different from the\u00a0<em>process of transformation<\/em>, humans will behave more like machines, resulting in\u00a0<strong>high levels of logic, immediacy,\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0quick behavioral responses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>During this phase,\u00a0<strong>creativity will take a significant dip<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Total burn out<\/h3>\n<p>In about a decade, computer use will accentuate to a level that the\u00a0<strong>human brain won\u2019t be able to catch up<\/strong>, resulting in a\u00a0<strong>total global burn out era<\/strong>. I call this phase the\u00a0<em>human reversal phase<\/em><strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As soon as our society experiences a mass epidemic of anxiety, millions are going to burn out and realize that computers are not an extension of man, but a tool that reminds us\u00a0<strong>how human we are<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/reboot-humanity\/total-burnout.jpg\" alt=\"total-burnout\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\"><\/figure>\n<p>In the end, machines will end up reinforcing our humanity \u2013\u00a0<strong>making us realize our limitations, and how human we are<\/strong>. It is in this phase that humans will behave more like humans as we understand and question machine behavior.<\/p>\n<p>The bad news is that until\u00a0<em>the\u00a0<\/em>human reversal phase arrives, we are temporarily going to behave like a machine and see no wrong with it, working ourselves to death, and accepting it as a fact of life.<\/p>\n<h2>Final words<\/h2>\n<p>Thanks to God, I experienced\u00a0<em>my<\/em>\u00a0technology burn out. As a consequence, I have personally experienced the human reversal phase.\u00a0<strong>I am not a machine, and no computerized device is an extension of me<\/strong>. I am now 25 pounds lighter, still, work long hours but will take breaks in between, honor my wife, and can even find time to go to Church on Sundays, and exercise.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t want to be an extension of anything, especially of a machine, trust me.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/tech-detox\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Taking a step back<\/a>\u00a0from using the computer is like taking an aspirin when having a fever. It helps, but it doesn\u2019t solve the problem. It\u00a0<strong>only fixes the consequences<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is only after a\u00a0<strong>total technology burns out from mental exhaustion and fatigue<\/strong>\u00a0that folks will\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/tech-detox\/\" rel=\"noopener\">stop their computer-like neurotic behaviors<\/a>. Brace yourselves; it\u2019s going to be a bumpy ride.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/tech-detox\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 5-Step Guide to a Complete Tech Detox\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">5-Step Guide to a Complete Tech Detox<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/tech-detox.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-15262 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/tech-detox.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">5-Step Guide to a Complete Tech Detox<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNeed a break from screens? Here are 5-step tech detox plan. Find balance between the virtual and the...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Computer technology is everywhere, in multiple formats, under different patents, most calling for the same outcome behavior \u2013\u00a0use. Unfortunately, computer-using cannot be sustained for too much longer without a severe impact. Computers are supposed to make our lives better, but sometimes,\u00a0their side effects cause more damage than good. 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