Technology is an amazing thing. With a single click and a
few keyboard taps, you can communicate with people on the other side of the
world. Decades ago, we made jokes about how everyone thought virtual reality
was the big new thing; now, I can just walk into my local game shop and pick up
a headset for myself. Medicine, computing and just human invention in general
have taken massive leaps and bounds and it’s only getting bigger with time.
However, technology is also a very scary and potentially lethal thing. With
enough know-how, that same person on the other side of the world can bring a
SWAT team to your house just because you did better than them in Team Deathmatch.
Decades ago, we made jokes about how the government is trying to monitor every
little action we do; now, thanks to social media, we’re all pretty much giving
up our every movement for public consumption willingly. Medical advancements continue to
be challenged, destroying a person’s life is as simple as having the right
computer program, and human ingenuity continues to reflect how flawed humans
still are. With all this in mind, how does today’s techno-thriller do at
discussing such issues?
