The new century alone has witnessed a lot of technological improvements and innovations. As much as these innovations have been quite helpful in terms of efficiency, they also come with various setbacks. For instance, various aspects of technology encourage or depend on too much consumption of limited resources such as fossil fuels. This, in turn, contributes to other adverse phenomena such as the increased depletion of the ozone layer. The whole issue of new technology and innovation is an ambiguous, complex subject. While the aim of technology is to improve life, there seems to be a certain undesirable or adverse consequence behind every innovation or technology. Air conditioners are quite desirable and efficient but one has to pay more electric bills. More cheap and efficient cars will give rise to more drivers and consequently increase the depletion of oil. Some aspects of technology or innovations, too, do not have much significance over what already exists. Other forms of technology or innovations focused on minimizing the utilization of resources such as the use of solar panels and green cars are also misguided. Owen in his book, ‘The Conundrum’ says that an entirely green car might not depend on fuel but it cannot be entirely without any other environmental consequences. Secondly, a green car may not be efficient as it will not possess the luxurious effects and accessories present in regular efficient cars. Such a car would have no air conditioners, no heater, and no radio among other gadgets. To make it worse, such a car would have a maximum speed of about thirty kilometers per hour. While it sounds good and environmentally friendly, to have cars that consume very minimal amounts of fuel, in the modern era, no one would opt for a car with such a low speed.
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