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The human being is increasingly undervalued vis-‐à-‐vis machines. They
surround us and are praised as essential to our daily lives; slowly but
surely, these products of our uttermost creativity and ingenuity are pushing
us out of employment and leave us with a reduced sense of purpose.
Since the turn of the 21st century, our race seems to have taken a wrong
turn along the road to progress, and left us in an undesirable position
in which we may be becoming slaves to technology. The issue is as
economic as it is social. Loss of employment and economic welfare
seems to go hand in hand with an overall loss of social well-‐being, and
life satisfaction. In a world where our Facebook “News Feed” is often
more important than the person siting across the table at a family dinner,
one cannot deny that such a widespread introverted behavior contributes
to the fall of healthy relationships and social love. Are these changes
inevitable? Are they desirable? Allow this dissertation to present the fruits
of revealing exploratory research about the topic. It combines the analysis
of articles and books from some key authors with scientific research
and on-‐field interviews with qualified candidates.