Rebecca Solnits "The Disembodyment of Everyday life"

Since the Industrial revolution began, technology has been changing at a fast pace. People of the 21st century now rely on technology to stay connected to the world of today. Technology is now used from everything to going to the supermarket to buy groceries, to washing dishes for you. In Rebecca Solnit's, "The Disembodiment of Everyday Life" she talks about how mankind has given up walking and doing things by hand, for technology. Technology can …

…years. It has helped the United States to grow in ways never imaginable before. It allowed people to move out of highly congested cities and move into more peaceful neighborhoods. Yet it also let people feel as if they were still a short drive away from the city. However, the negative effects of the automobile were not thought of in those days. Now it is clear of what negative affects the automobile has on society.