La Technologie

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I don't consider myself to be old. I've spent 2 decades and 3 years on this planet so far and in this time I've come across some really impressive improvements in the way random and inconsequential things are done.

For instance, I have a memory of being with my mother several times when she would queue up at work to receive a salary slip and then she would take that salary slip to the bank, queue up again and then collect parts of her salary. This was a monthly ritual.
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Gradually, the process began to become less tedious and more advanced. There was a verification process later, and rather than receive salary information on a piece of paper, their salaries would be sent as a message that would be received on their phones. This way, the waiting process had reduced and there were no long queues at finance offices at work unless there were issues to be rectified, however, bank queues remained.

Every month, my mother would receive her salary, write a cheque and head over to the bank with her cheque leave in hand to make a withdrawal. Things changed and now very few individuals use cheque books. Automated Teller Machines were introduced and cards were then used to make money withdrawals.

All this has taken place within my memory. And I'm still considered a child based on the memory a lot of older individuals have of the gradual process of advancement money withdrawals and transfers.

Variety, not better

A few weeks ago, during a French class where we discussed La Technologie, I mentioned that technology had made food better and the entire class burst into series of arguments.

Some people believed that although technology has helped produce a variety of food types and ease of the process of cooking, the taste of food over time has diminished.

I'm not a cook. I honestly can't tell the difference between a lot of things in a kitchen most times, however, the other ladies knew their onions. I listened to their arguments about various dishes that tasted better with ancient procedures of production and they seemed quite knowledgeable about the subject.

At the end of the conversation, I had to bend to their favour and agree that even though technology has produced or made a way to produce a variety of meals, the quality of food has reduced quite drastically.

And come to think of it, technology has aided the production of various feed and supplements that fast track the growth of animals and plants for consumption. Although I have no proper tastebud, I've been made to understand that meals that follow the proper direction of nature for their growth taste better than those that were artificially fertilized.

This is rightly so. The fast-paced growth of plants and animals would definitely lead to a lack of something, I don't know what, but something that they ought to have gained from nature.

We can't stop this

While the pros of technological advancements most times outweigh the cons, we can't be blind enough to not pay attention to the cons. I'll all about development, and like the Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria (Nyesom Wike) would say every time he demolishes a house to build a new unnecessary flyover "Development involves pain".

The world is advancing at a seemingly fast pace. While we celebrate our victories, I wonder the new lacks we will begin to face. Yes, they will be inconsequential in comparison to the advancement, but they will be lacks regardless.

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