Reimagining Digital Technology in a Corporate World
Keywords:
Digital Technology, Ethics, Nanorobots, Corporate World, Mind ControlAbstract
This paper examines the downside of digital technology as imagined in the short story “Behind our Irises” by Tloto Tsamaase (2020). It aims at identifying some unethical practices of the corporate world in their use of digital technologies and their impact on human lives. The study relies on the close reading methodology to extract primary data from the studied text. These data will be examined against the established ideas of critics to highlight unethical practices imaged in the studied text. Findings reveal that the fictitious corporate firm mind controls and siphons information from its staff through implanted nanobots. The study also reveals that the more vulnerable and greedy a person is, the easier it is for them to be preyed on in the corporate world. The study concludes that although digital technology is a life saver, it can also be a life taker. Also, that awareness and contentment are key factors in escaping the clutches of unscrupulous corporate enterprises.
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