After an undergraduate concentration in both economics and computer science, I plan on either continuing graduate studies in economics, begin law school, begin business school, or apply to a dual degree program in both business and law. Although the choice of business and law may seem unrelated to my current experience, I share an interest in these topics as well. During my senior year, I supplemented my education by reading books on topics such as Wall Street, the western philosophy on money, the nature of warfare and its continued existence in society, and management techniques in creative design organizations. The result is, of course, mass structural unemployment, which is unfavorable for the economy. The changes due to recent technological improvements will affect generations to come.
Many people associate technology with computers.
Technology is not computers and technology is not new. In fact, technology has existed since the beginnings of many, the spear, the wheel, and the locomotive are all technologies. They were all new and revolutionary in there times. They all created endless opportunities for the individuals who understood them and made the lives easier for the people who used them. Technology is the one defining characteristic we have over any other animal.