Small is Beautiful

In relation to this topic the title of the text says it all. Small is beautiful, in effect, less is more.
The texts begins by talking about materialism and how us as a society have become acustomed to living a materialistic lifestyle. Yet this cannot go on forever and won't last long.
It then goes on to discuss technology and what technology does for humanity and humanity's way of life. This text states, quite rightly too if I may add, that technology has done nothing to diminish poverty or lower unemployment (especially in developing countries, where it is as high as 30%), if anything, regarding unemployment technology is almost contributing to it by replacing man in many tasks that can now be done mechanically. Even the jobs that have been created by technology are, put quite simply, boring as hell, therefore people don't get enjoyment out of working at all.
So, the question was posed, 'What does technology actually do for us?'
Well, it is "designed to serve the human person," an attempt at making life easier. Cars were invented to get us from palce a. to place b. but why did we need to get there so fast? Computers and calculators were invented to assist in mathematics and sciences, but why couldn't we have just continued to use our brains? Technological advances are not necessary, as other methods have already been in place for hundreds of years. Though they do make things easier. Yet ease doesn't equal simplicity. Ease doesn't necessarily deliver a stress free lifestyle.
With technology comes the responsibility of harnessing these new developments and the expectation of further progress. Thus, the "burden of living" is much heavier then that of a technological free lifestyle.
Happiness is not a result of technology or material posessions, some people are just deluded enough to believe that it is.