From Stone Tools to Smartphones
Humanity is inextricably intertwined with technology. It is of us as we are of it. This shapes us.
Groog was quite pleased with herself. She’d managed to create a really sharp edge chipping those stones. The cut on her thumb was painful. And proof. She muttered words of praise under her breath, words that the stone knife would serve her well and a thanks to the earth mother for the gift.
Shane felt the three short buzzes from the phone in his pocket. It was his blood sugar readings. He swiftly pulled it from his pocket, anxious to see the reading. It was perfect. His smart watch monitored the level throughout the day. The trend was good, He whispered words of thanks under his breath, almost as if it were a ritual prayer. His family would be pleased.
Groog did not know where the idea to knock stones together came from, but was certain it must be a message from one of their gods. This is what she told the others in her clan when they first saw what it could do and were afraid. When the shaman gave his blessing, that it must be a gift from the gods, the clan was relieved. And started bashing stones together with glee.
Shane himself did not know what made his smartphone work. When it messed up he just turned it on and off again. Almost ritualistically…
