Writer's Block: Pros and Cons
Mar. 5th, 2012 03:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
[Error: unknown template qotd]Technology has made our capabilities as a species more extreme. Consider the invention of mustard gas. With it we have created a weapon capable of inflicting horrific suffering and death; AND have transformed leukemia from a death sentence to a treatable illness with a chance of recovery.
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Date: 2012-03-06 12:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-06 01:37 am (UTC)I didn't want to use the phrase "double edged sword" because its overused (and because I'm more of a katana fan, but that's a different conversation) but it is true. Technology allows wonderful things, but it also has less desirable consequences. It's all about mastering it to get the best possible outcome.