🕯️ About Technology In Our Lives
Technology is changing the physical, economic, and social foundations of modern life. Yet most coverage focuses on announcements, predictions, or headlines — not on what these shifts actually mean.
Technology In Our Lives exists to examine the systems behind emerging technologies and clarify their real-world consequences.
Each week, I look at how developments in AI, automation, energy, medicine, transportation, privacy, and public policy reshape the environment we live in. The goal is not to praise or criticize technology, but to understand it well enough to see what’s changing and why it matters.
Technology reshapes reality whether we pay attention to it or not — this newsletter helps you see what’s happening and make sense of it.
What This Publication Does
It explains.
Clear, plain-language analysis of complex technologies:
AI systems and automation
self-driving transportation
medical technologies and health regulation
robotics in food and manufacturing
energy consumption and resource use
digital privacy, surveillance, and security
impacts on public lands, water, and infrastructure
and any development where technology intersects with daily life
No jargon. No insider vocabulary. Just structural clarity.
It examines consequences.
New technologies don’t arrive quietly. They shift:
public resources
local economies
environmental demands
safety and policy decisions
access, equity, and privacy
the pace and shape of everyday life
Understanding these changes helps readers form their own informed perspective rather than relying on hype or fear.
It connects long- and short-term developments.
This publication looks at both:
long-term technological movements shaping the next decade
immediate tech news that signals where things are going
This context makes it possible to interpret headlines in a way that actually deepens understanding.
Who Writes This?
I’m R.A. Murphy — a retired tech trainer and writer who has spent decades helping people understand complex systems without oversimplifying them.
My background includes work in:
technology education
small business tech management
digital tools and systems
online learning
and public-facing communication
I’m not interested in tech evangelism or tech panic. I’m interested in clarity: what’s being built, why it’s expanding, and how it changes the world around us.
Technology In Our Lives is my ongoing effort to study technological developments with steady attention and to offer readers a clear, grounded perspective on the rapid changes shaping modern life.
Who This Is For
This publication is written for readers who:
prefer clarity over hot takes
want context, not just headlines
value understanding the mechanics behind change
think critically about how technology affects society
are navigating life after 55 and want to stay informed without noise
or simply want a deeper grasp of the systems shaping the world today
If you’re looking for insight without hype — you’ll find value here.
What You Can Expect
One focused, thoughtful investigation every Sunday.
Clear explanations backed by research.
Analysis that looks beyond the news cycle.
No spam. No noise. No sensationalism.
Just a clearer view of the world technology is creating.
