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Based on the ideas in Walden, how would Thoreau most likely feel about recent advances in technology, such as cell phones and handheld computers?
He would feel they were important for the public good.
He would believe they were beneficial to providing solitude.
He would believe they were destructive to a person’s thinking ability.
He would feel they were impractical compared to earlier inventions.
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He would believe they were destructive to a person’s thinking ability.
In Walden Thoreau criticizes modern conveniences and technologies (railroads, telegraphs, commerce) for distracting people, shortening attention, and preventing solitary, deliberate reflection. He argues that gadgets can control our lives and erode independent thought.
In Walden Thoreau criticizes modern conveniences and technologies (railroads, telegraphs, commerce) for distracting people, shortening attention, and preventing solitary, deliberate reflection. He argues that gadgets can control our lives and erode independent thought.
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