Is Technology the New Nature?

The second lecture that comes to mind has to be about the transcendentalism.  Professor Brady mentions how a “transcendentalist is a man connected with his spiritual self and nature.”  Another quote that was mentioned in this lecture was, “man is natures masterpiece.”  I was able to vividly understand her descriptions in my head.  I enjoyed when she described one of her relatives as a transcendentalist, living in Colorado and enjoying the true nature.  This lecture stuck in my memory because it made me wonder, do I surround myself with transcendentalists?  Am I a transcendentalist?  Is it better route to be a transcendentalist and believe that “humanity cannot be whole without being connected to nature (Brady)”?  It made sense because we also talked about how our society is being brainwashed by social media and technology and it is forcing us to be the complete opposite of a transcendentalist.  Then I wonder, who defines a transcendentalist? As we grew up with technology already extremely common to have, is that the new nature? That is honestly way too much to think about and write about, but that’s the beauty.  You never have to worry about never having enough to write about for a paper or a pub.  You will never have trouble relating your research to examples in class because you can very easily picture her lectures in your head.