I was thinking today that now that we have good and readily available cameras, there isn't the need there once was to draw or paint what we see in order to keep a record.

Machines now make items we use daily such as tools, utensils, clothing, furniture, etc. These items were made by individuals or craftsmen.

We no longer have the need to hunt or fish.

What have we lost by advancing technology? How much more will we lose? Have the gains outweighed the losses?

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We have lost nothing. Our needs to express have changed, technology is just the tool we use to accompanie that change. I'd rather read my children a book or play a game, then wash dishes or cloths by hand : ) Technology has taken over a lot of things and made time available for us to do other things, without the loss of anything.

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Actually LK i love this advancing technology i seriously we do not think we lost anything all this does is save us time before we used to do things the long way now with high tech it just cuts down on time so we can enjoy the simple things in life

What we may be losing is craftmanship. The desire is still there and seems to be partially fullfilled by scrapbooking.

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I don't think that we will loose anything. Some people will still have the desire to draw, paint, write, make things by hand, etc. It is just that they are not common place anymore. We will pay more to posess a painting or a hand-crafted object, but if you want to have one, that is the price we all pay.

Technology will also allow us to create things that weren't possilbe before. In that way, we gain something new.

I am experiencing just how expensive it is to get some good furniture with craftmanship and quality materials over mass produced fiberboard. It's worth it for things I want to keep in the long run, but for things that may be replaced in the future, I like the "disposable" and mass-produced...


I've heard it said before and can't help but ask it now, have you ever noticed how all the technological gadgets are supposed to save us from these menial labors and save us time while at the same time we have less and less time to enjoy? Interesting conflict...

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Dear spiritgeek,
Even though I agree with you on most of you posts LOL, I have to disagree with you on this one. I spend hours on the computer, sitting in my yard, reading books, crafting with my kids and answering letters, all things I enjoy, while I am washing my dishes, washing my clothes, watering my lawn, making coffee and baking a cake at the same time, so later on this after noon I can enjoy a cup of coffee and cake with my 28 year old daughter : )

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Being One (in His Image) we are co-creators. The divine inspiration that manifests as creativeness not only expresses itself as painting, singing, acting, writing (what we normally call art forms) it also comes as inventions, agriculture, animal husbandry. The skill of being creative changes with each new creation. Those we recognize as Masters in portraiture, landscapes of every genre made their own paints and brushes. Literature was made what it is with the aide of quill pens. The creative spark will never leave us, but the tools will continue to make it easier and available to an ever increasing audience of buyers, admirers and students.

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As new tools are developed, some skills do tend to fall into disuse. The advent of affordable calculators did appear to cause a sharp decline in arithmetic skills. However, at the same time it did provide benefits for people who simply weren't interested in doing their own arithmetic.

At the same time, new tools can open up new realms for people who are interested but couldn't previously perform the necessary skills. Power tools are a good example of this. I love carpentry, but if I had to build everything with a crosscut saw and a hand-cranked drill I would have attempted perhaps 10% of what I've done.

And then there's the "all of the above" group. My daughter is a talented artist who started with pen and ink and pencil crayons. She went totally digital a couple of years ago, and loves it.

In some ways, I can see your point, but in others, I see only an advantage. Take digital photography for example. I love my digital camera, instant gratification. I know right away if the pic is good or not, and I can have unlimited prints (or at least the equal of the amount of photo paper I have at home at the time) right away. I love it. I love being able to write something and have it printed out in seconds compared to the dot matrix printers that took forever. But as far as true time savers, you are correct, they don't really save us time, but they do give us individual control over our projects.