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It is easy to blame technology for limited intellectual curiosity, which is a sign of an impoverished mind. Impoverished minds actually exist long before a new technology is made available. In other cases, a lack of resources prevents access to technology in the first place!

With developments in mathematics, the vast majority of people would not , or could not learn to do even basic math. With the advent of printed material which allowed people to communicate to the masses, there were vastly majorities of individuals who could not, or would not learn how to read.

When television became popular, there was no sudden shortage of inventors, visionaries and other individuals who were more than capable of demonstrating that they watched television, yet still had incredibly rich minds. When television expanded from a handful of channels into a vast array of viewing options, curious minds which never bought into the lie that "television is a vast wasteland" became far from impoverished. Technology has allowed for special topic channels to supplement the original public educational channels with a vast array of educational material.

But there will still be people who won't watch television at all. Such people wonder how their television watching friends manage to know so much about the behavior of Meerkats, the history of Troy, the engineering that went into the Titanic, how clothing is designed and marketed, or what it is like to be a crab fisherman.

When the world wide web became accessable for more than military, university, scientific and medical applications, there were many who wanted nothing to do with computers. Many could not and still can not afford a computer or Internet access. And there will always be people who will limit their entire time on the computer to playing games, viewing pictures, or finding annoying new jokes to send to family and friends.

Technology has allowed the development and use of real world and virtual simulations. Pilots have learned to fly, surgeons can enhance their skills with virtual surgery, and city planners can do "what if" analysis.

All forms of education about history, music, the arts, medicine, law and the sciences are available thanks to technology. From down loadable books, to websites that are vast repositories of musical performances, technology offers much to the person who has intellectual curiosity to begin with.

Technology has caused one interesting new irritant that may actually be a giant help in intellectual development.

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