Are we too dependent on science and technology?

We can get a lot of benefit from today's advanced technology and making good

use of it itself is not a bad thing.

However, I’m afraid I have to admit that we are too dependant on science and technology. We might as well rely on technology. But as proverb goes, Too much is as bad as too little. I’ll take up two examples here.

First, we rely too much on escalators/moving stairway. I consider that escalator is just a tool to assist us. What I can't stand most is a person, who doesn't step aside and stay still, which is not only against the public manner but also beyond my patience. Don't stop/ walk on your own except those who physically need an assist like elderly and disabled. I can't help considering that we are too dependant on technology. Usually, I don't use escalator. If necessary, such as lower ground subway station, I use escalator but I never stay still. I make it a rule to walk up and down.

Second, we rely too much Email. It’s no doubt that Email is significantly useful tool in our society. We can send a message to a lot of people all at once and avoid receiver’s interruption. But as a negative aspect of Email, it has a weak point on emergency situation. For example, we had a huge trouble on computer server at my work place. We needed to solve this accident as soon as possible to meet our deadline. Or else we could loose one billion yen sales business opportunity. I ordered one of my subordinates to handle this issue. He seemed to send Email to the computer maker to get it to fix our computer. Half a day later, I asked him what’s going on the progress. He answered that he was waiting for Email responses from the vendor. All he did was just sending an email and nothing else.　His purpose ended up just sending Email. It goes without saying that I chastised him.

In conclusion, it’s not bad to rely on technology and receive benefit and boon at all. However, Too much dependency is not good. We should bear in mind how to use technology.