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Loss Of Humanity In The Pedestrian, By Ray Bradbury

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In the science fiction short story "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury, the author makes a statement about the effects of technological advancements on society. The statement is that if mankind advances to the point where society loses its humanity, then mankind may as well cease to exist. I agree with this statement because if people lose their humanity, they lose the reason for living. In the short story, the main character, Leonard Mead, is in a technological advanced society, where technology is replaced in people's interactions with others, leading them to becoming inhumane. I agree that if people live in a technologically advanced world, then people should no longer live . If people don't act humanely, then people would have no point in living. People who lack qualities like sympathy, pity, warmth and compassion become inhumane and people have no specific positive effects on the …show more content…

For example, there is a robot that can generate work for you, and we are becoming increasingly dependent on these machines. This can lead to people becoming less intelligent as they stop using their own minds. This example relates to the story because artificial intelligence is replacing natural human intelligence. We stop using our brain to think and let the robot do the work for us like in the story instead of there being a human police officer in the car. The car was a robot replacing human jobs. In conclusion, I believe that if society continues on this path, it will slowly continue to lose its humanity. If people lose the qualities that make them human, such as sympathy, pity, warmth, and compassion, then they will have no positive impact on the world. In this case, they may as well cease to exist. The author of "The Pedestrian" warns us of this through the statement that "if mankind advances to the point where society loses its humanity, then mankind may as well cease to

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