Our daily life is heavily influenced by technology, but we seldom understand how it functions. Most Americans, for example, are not very interested in looking ___(27)___ the surface of technology. Indeed, most modern high-tech devices and ___(28)___ are so well-designed that users do not have to know how they function to operate them. Centuries ago, horse-drawn wagons were commonly used as family vehicles. They were so simple that it was easy to understand how they worked and how to fix them. The family car today, ___(29)___, is so complicated that parts of it can only be analyzed and serviced with the help of computerized diagnostic equipment and other specialized devices. Facing this complexity, we no longer try to understand how technology works. Instead, we must be content with simply learning how to make it do what we want it to. ___(30)___ technology has become more complex, society has become more specialized. As a result, all of us know more but about fewer things. And this can be the downside of living in the technology era.
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