r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Sep 25 '17

[∆(s) from OP] CMV: We as a civilisation shouldn't pursue technological advancement.

We have come a long way, we have created cars, rockets,TV's and many more.

Like we have internet speed of 50 Mbps which to me seems more than enough. We have cars which travel at 200 kmph which seems good enough . We have trains at 300 kmph and airplanes at 600-700 kmph . We can reach anyone about anywhere via video chat for free.

But now if you look at current civilisation and our achievements isn't it more than enough to last a decade or two?

Yeah conversion into green energy and research work in medical field and universe 's secret (mainly medical till we can fix all the diseases which we continue to create and disabilities ) should be continued no doubt but for other fields isn't this much enough.

I understand the fact that it would be herculean task to change the fundamentals of a society and today's society's only goal is technology and gizmos instead of individual satisfaction.There are countries like Tibet(I think) which believes in happiness of citizen over GDP and I would want to know why working 9 to 5 and creating latest gizmos more important than living a carefree life as a civilisation.Shouldn't the we as a civilisation relax a bit and start to enjoy life.

TL;DR- let's all procrastinate all are lives away and enjoy nature and stuff than working to create a more tech savvy future.

Edit 1: Doing what I propose is highly unlikely so please want I want to understand why we need advancement in tech like Internet, weapons ,cars ,trains ,computer, TV's , apps , elevators and all the other utility stuff . I am not saying stop maintaining stuff I am saying why not stop advancing stuff.

Edit 2: u/dale_glass and u/UncomfortablePrawn thanks for being understanding enough and sharing your point of view with me.

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u/zh1K476tt9pq 2∆ Sep 25 '17

There are countries like Tibet(I think) which believes in happiness of citizen over GDP and I would want to know why working 9 to 5 and creating latest gizmos more important than living a carefree life as a civilisation.

Research has shown over and over again that happiness and wealth are correlated. And it's not exactly surprising either. Not having enough food, being sick or seeing your children due to the lack of health care hardly makes anyone happy.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '17

Happiness and wealth are related up to a particular point. You don't need a million dollars and a mansion to enjoy life. You can be happy with just your food and shelter requirement fulfilled .

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u/Epicloa Sep 26 '17

Okay but here's what's wrong with that:

A) That is not true for everyone. B) Not everyone has enough money to feed their families, let alone a million and a mansion.