Humans and the Information Matrix

“The Matrix” is a series of movies about a robot apocalypse, in which sentient machines trap humans in comas and ensnare them in false realities. The computers and robots that guard the humans fulfill all the needs of their charges, from food to energy production, while the humans rot within their own false realities. Over human history, there have been many technological leaps. Each leap has brought another level of ease to humanity. With the onset of the Digital Revolution, humanity can now access any information online at any time (Lecture, 1/15/13). Many tasks that were once done by laborers, or small management tasks done by the lower middle class, can now be relegated to workers. In modern times, technology has slowly began to surround and in some cases replace human beings. In the picture, the humans are both surrounded by and are in the process of being absorbed into the digital matrix around them, much like in the movies. Technology is slowly replacing humanity.