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As illustrated by the "Crystal Palace," technology is a medium that connotes ease, enjoyment, and subsequently pleasure. Technology as a medium that provides the forefront of contemporary living, as compared to the organic, is related to Greco's statement that one must examine the manner in which technology influences mundane life and aides in the construction of the body. Technology is a medium that constructs everyday living in numerous ways that, unlike the "Crystal Palace," often go unnoticed. For instance, the following quote in Cyborgs and Citadels illustrates the notion of the pervasive manner in which the collective ontology is influenced in ways that are often disguised, due to the technologically saturated society of the contemporary period:
We all live with a concrete awareness that we cannot say No to science, technology, and medicine. Even if we wanted to, we cannot say No to the medical complex that appropriates our bodies, defines our state of health, and positions us in a continuum of fitness from the temporarily abled to the permanently disabled. We cannot say No to the corporate/government information complex that wires our social security numbers, driver's licenses, bank accounts, credit ratings, tax returns - and other technological vectors of identity. We cannot say No to the experience of science, technology, and medicine collectively as a disciplining center that polices other meanings and orders power relations in contemporary life. (5)
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Thus, the contemporary period is a conglomeration of scientific, technological, and medical signifiers that are diffused throughout Western culture. In order to "keep up" with society, it is necessary to be aware of the factors of influence that would otherwise remain unnoticed in regards to the formation of the individual's identity. Therefore, the notion of contemporary society as fragmented, due to the technologically imbued signifiers that are responsible for the organization, maintenance, and sustaining of life, are nevertheless, factors that will continue to permeate society. The pervasive nature of technology within contemporary living, as a result of the "pleasure" that surrounds the "convenience," thus augments the desire, i.e. the need to participate within a society that is becoming increasingly dependent on science, technology, and medicine.
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