Thank you to all who participated.

We had AI summarise your views. At the end of the page, we reveal which view was in the majority.

Looking forward to see you all at the next evening.
Martin & Jon

 

IS TECHNOLOGY MAKING US LOOSE OUR HUMANITY?

 

Those who argue YES, that technology is making us lose our humanity, describe a world growing colder, narrower, and less alive. To them, technology has dulled the very traits that once defined human beings—curiosity, empathy, spontaneity, and kindness. They see people turning to machines for direction and validation rather than to each other, trusting algorithms more than their own minds. Memory, once a deeply human skill tied to experience, has been outsourced to devices. Critical thinking is fading, replaced by passive scrolling and instant answers. Social bonds have weakened too; people no longer drop by a friend’s home or share unplanned moments of connection. Instead, everything must be scheduled, messaged, or filtered through a screen.

 

In this view, the digital world erodes authenticity. Social media, they argue, traps individuals in echo chambers that confirm their beliefs and blind them to others’ experiences. Humanity fragments into self-reinforcing tribes, unable to empathize or find common ground. Even art, that ancient expression of human skill and emotion, is at risk. One writer mourns the loss of *ARS*—the Latin for “craftsmanship” and “art”—saying that what once passed from master to apprentice through years of trial and error is now replaced by binary perfection, a sterile imitation of creation. The speed of technological progress itself feels inhuman, leaving no time for reflection or emotional growth. What we have gained in efficiency, they say, we have paid for in soul. To them, progress is not evolution—it is self-erasure.

 

 

Those who answer NO see things differently. For them, technology is not a destroyer of humanity but its continuation—an extension of our creativity, intelligence, and adaptability. It is what humans have always done: make tools to improve their world. From stone tools to artificial intelligence, invention has been the signature of human progress. These writers see technology as morally neutral, neither good nor evil in itself, merely a mirror reflecting what already lives within us—our virtues as well as our flaws. It can be used to heal or to harm, to deepen empathy or to erode it, but the responsibility remains ours.

 

Many insist that our essence—our consciousness, emotions, and moral sense—cannot be replaced by any machine. Some even call it divine, a spark that transcends material creation. Technology may shape the way we live, but not the core of who we are. For them, the task is not to reject machines but to master their use, to ensure that they remain tools rather than masters. A few even express hope: if technology can relieve us of routine labor, it may allow us to return to what truly matters—connection, reflection, and creativity. Humanity is not disappearing, they say; it is transforming.

 

 

MAJORITY VIEW

 

No
While acknowledging that technology alters our habits and values, most believe it does not destroy what makes us human. Instead, they see humanity as something fluid, capable of adaptation and renewal. Technology, in their eyes, is not an end to our story but another chapter in it. The tools we create may change us, but as long as we remain capable of feeling, choosing, and imagining, humanity endures.