Technology: Making Global Environmental Problems a nanobyte

With the world's growing population, technology has been seen by many as our savior. It has provided enough food and resources for everyone, although these may not be distributed evenly. Biotechnology has allowed local farmers in developing countries provide for their family, increase their incomes, and sustain their crops. Genetically modified foods can be a good source of vitamins and nutrients for those who could not otherwise receive them. Genetically altered fish may be the solution to our suffering fisheries. Technology has already provided us with an abundance of resources to cure diseases and feed the poor. It not only has allowed us to better sustain our crops, but it has also enhanced our sustainability.
Who know what technology will bring in the future. Future technology may mean that we will never have to worry about our resources depleting. We could just fly to another planet and take the resources there. Environmental pollutants may be cleared by gadgets and systems established by technology. Technology has come a long way since the industrial revolution and will continue to do so. All we have to do is keep the focus of the up and coming technology towards solving environmental concerns.
However, this is where the problem lies. Technology is being primarily focused on our entertainment. Ipods, computers, and other gadgets that make us lazy are constantly being put out into this consumer driven society. It is not enough to have all your tunes or access to your friends in your pocket. Instead, the device has to be so small that no one can tell your actually talking to anyone but yourself. Ipods, phones, laptops....all this energy and effort and time going in to make them smaller. WHY??? This technology will eventually suffocate us. All the tiny little parts will eventually grow into a gargantuan pile of rubbish, smothering all these wonderful resources other technology has allowed us to make use of. If we can get a grip and realize what a useless waste of money it is to keep making things smaller purely for fashionable purposes, technology may save us. We may have the technology, but it's what we do with it that matters.