Tuvalu, a cash-based society of 10,000 people, has unveiled its first ATM, signaling a move towards modernization. The author fears this shift represents a loss of human contact essential for societal wellbeing. The article discusses how technology, particularly self-service machines, has led to a reduction in human interactions in various public services, which in turn has made society less connected and more miserable. The author expresses concern over the dehumanizing effects of such technological advances, preventing meaningful engagements among people.
Life is about to change on the remote island nation of Tuvalu. And not, in my opinion, for the better.
It's the start of the slow erosion of human contact that heralds the dehumanisation of yet another society.
The problem is, it has insidiously crept into areas of life where it has no purpose other than to replace human interaction.
That has left society poorer and far more miserable.
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