Do we ever really finish upgrading? As soon as we buy a new computer, it's outdated as something new has just been released. We buy a new phone and there's a better one in a week. I'm currently using an LG Rumor. A few weeks after I got it, the Rumor 2 was released. Yay for technology.
So where do we draw the line? Should we get something new as soon as we figure out that something we have isn't as top of the line as someone else's? Well, of course not, obviously. That's just a waste of money.
But the fact is that we, as a society, want our technology better, faster. And right now, it's getting on the market faster than we know what to do with it. Maybe we should slow down the technology a little. Even if we cut our current technological advances a little bit, we'd still be a pretty technological advanced race. We could then use the money into something like helping to fight diseases or feed starving children.
And it's not like we're competing against anyone. In the Cold War/Space War, it was all about the US getting ahead of the USSR in terms of technology and getting into space. Is this still happening? Are we trying to compete with other countries to see who can make the best laptop and cell phone? It shouldn't be like that. We should be working together, building and learning for all of humanity. That way, when the aliens come, we can say "well, our computers can do just about anything. Plus, we've beaten cancer and fed all the poor kids in Africa".
At least then maybe the aliens will let Earth live. We're smart and we care!
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