Secret Technology Societies

Twenty Eighth Post: Secret Technology Societies

Ever wonder why it took until the mid 1990's for the Internet to be released to the public and used commercially? Just how advanced is America in technology at the current date? There is no way for the average person to tell what technology is currently available. The average person just goes to the store and is satisfied purchasing the latest electrical gadget or computer.

But hasn’t GPS been available for years then finally released to the public? The average person sees the GPS in the store and is amazed at how fast technology has advanced. Other times it seems that technology is far behind. Why is the world so dependent on fossil fuels? Shouldn’t a better method have been invented in the last 50 years?

Often, the average person does not see a need for better technology until they are inconvenienced by a lack of “advanced technology.” Almost everyone has been on a camping trip and was short batteries. The radio would not play and the only light was by a fire. Here one wonders how we ever advanced in technology compared to the days of primitive societies.

The point is how technologically advanced is the world. Has the government saved higher technologies for themselves? Do secret technological societies exist that control when technology is introduced?

These are the questions that should be ask. Even asking these questions for fun. It makes great stories for comics and science fiction tales. What controls technology?

I think it is fun to ask these questions. I have been trying to write a story that deals with these issues. It can be found at:
www.constructorscorner.com/stories_and_poems/stories/ee_comic.htm