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• The Combined Technological and

Economic Imperative are Irresistible

The case for the argument presented by Red team members Simon, Stephen, Jimmy, Niall

The Motion

The Combined Technological and Economic Imperative are Irresistible What is the Technological Imperative? What is the Economic Imperative? What is Irresistible?

Technological Imperative

The doctrine of the technological imperative is that because a particular technology means that we can do something (it is technically possible) then this action either ought to (as a moral imperative), must (as an operational requirement) or inevitably will (in time) be taken.

• Dr. Hasan Özbekhan

Professor Emeritus of Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Shakespeare on the Economic Imperative

What's aught but as 'tis valued? Trolius

Act II Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare

What is considered Irresistible

Time is relative to the motion The direction of force and general push is heading towards There will be cases where this does not hold

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That the development of technology is unstoppable, inevitable and driven by economics. That this technology is widely adopted by societies and shapes the way we live. The future adoption of technology by developing societies.

• The development of technology is

unstoppable, inevitable and driven by economics

Early years of the Japanese Motor Industry

After 3 years cars had to be tested for road worthiness(like NCT). Government made price

• f test very expensive and

it had to be taken each year. Proved cheaper to buy new car every 3 years. Thus the Japanese motor industry thrived and is now considered one of the best in the world.

Top selling cars of 2006 in U.S

Make And Model Number of sales

• 1. Ford F-Series

796,039

• 2. Chevrolet

Silverado 636,069

• 3. Toyota Camry

448,445

• 4. Dodge Ram

364,177

• 5. Honda Accord

354,441

• 6. Honda Civic

316,638

• 7. Chevrolet Impala

289,868

• 8. Toyota Corolla

272,327

• 9. Nissan Altima

232,457

• 10. Chevrolet Cobalt 211,449

In 2006, 5 of the top selling cars in America were Japanese. The steps that were put into place have been very influential to the success

• f the Japanese Motor

industry. The economic tactics employed made the development of the Japanese Motor industry inevitable.

Moore’s Law

Number of transistors in a processer increases exponentially every year and a half Gordon Moore of Intel made the observation on current trend, in 1956. It has since become a goal for the industry. It has remained true since first observed.

Moore’s Law

Since the invention of the transistor there have

• nly been 32 of these year and a half cycles.

Should this law continue, with every passing year the capabilities of processors will become powerful beyond belief. It may merely be an observation, however it is an

• bservation that has been proved right since its

discovery in 1956. This is a clear example of a technology whose development has been unstoppable and inevitable.

Conclusion

The growth of the Japanese motor industry and the rapid improvement in the capabilities

• f processors, are two very powerful examples
• f technologies whose growth have been

vastly aided by the economic gain to be had by their development, and have therefore been unstoppable and inevitable.

• Is it inevitable that new technology

will be adopted by societies and change the way people live?

History of Technology and Society

Throughout history, societies have been changing with the development of technology. Certain periods are named after the technologies which were embraced at the time.

Stone Age Information Age Industrial Age Iron Age Bronze Age

The Irresistibility of Technology to Societies

Technology is widely embraced by societies worldwide.

Tradition/values change as societies adopt to using new technology.

Examples:

Ireland and Japan Amish People

Ireland and Japan Ireland and Japan

Examples of two societies who have greatly embraced technology and seen a vast change in their societies as a result. Economic incentives were key to these countries embracing technology. Both show the Economic Imperative fuelling the Technological Imperative.

Combined, they are irresistible.

• Amish People

Amish People

Traditionally didn’t embrace technology. As time has gone on, have began to embrace more and more technologies. Began using small amounts of electricity. Amish have now adopted refrigerators, lamps, mobile phones, solar power and, in some cases, computers.

Amish People The argument so far...

It's been shown by Simon and Jimmy that in modern developed societies, the combined technological and economic imperatives are irresistable. This doesn't mean that resistance is impossible, just that it's useless. I will now argue that the situation in developed countries is inevitable for all countries.

You Will Be Assimilated! Examples

European colonisation of South America Native North Americans Amish people Israeli Kibbutz

• Communism

No private enterprise Resists the economic imperative By now, nearly all communist states have already either dissolved or allow private enterprise

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Wrapping up

The combined technological and economic imperatives are irresistable in developed countries Other countries are rapidly approaching this situation, with the technological and economic imperatives having an ever-increasing effect These imperatives are irresistable, but that doesn't mean there can't be resistance. It just means that all such resistance is temporary