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This paper compares three outlooks on technology's impact on humanity: Those of B.F.Skinner, Jacques Ellul, and Zbigniew Brzezinski. This opinionated paper ultimately asserts that technology has been, in some ways, detrimental to the freedom of the human spirit by programming our unconscious, our behavior, and the world around us.

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"Throughout history mankind has seen many changes and evolutions, the most recent of which is the impact of technology on societal structure. During the 20th century, this impact has been the most significant in shaping worldwide culture. Although there have been many benefits associated with the increase in technology, some of those so-called benefits are questionable while other effects are downright objectionable. The worst result of widespread technological implementation lies in its unseen, unconscious programming of the psyche, limiting human freedom, and likening it to an invisible form of totalitarianism."

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