The Importance of Technology

What does it mean to be Extropian? In its simplest form, being Extropian means that you are someone who wants to continuously improve through the help of technology. Technology is constantly improving on what is already there even when there is nothing wrong with the current solution. Why shouldn’t humans strive to achieve that same kind of growth? The easiest and most logical way to achieve this growth is with something that is already growing… Technology!

Technology can be scary and daunting for some people. Most people have probably heard at some point during their life a person older than them start a sentence with, “Back in my day, …” or “When I was your age, …”. We cannot change how things were done in the past, but we can make changes now to impact the future. Technology should be a tool to make our lives easier. It doesn’t need to be involved in everything we do in our lives. However, if it can help us become more efficient versions of ourselves, it makes too much sense to use it.

In a world where even little things are being counted and analyzed, we need to keep the same standards for ourselves. Technology and the data we receive from it can help us make informed decisions about our lives that can lead to better health, smarter choices, and happier times.