Mind Melting Goodness

My last blog sort of touches on this topic already... I sorta went on a tangent last time, so perhaps ill talk about Cats Cradle instead of the Google thing directly. So you can check out my last blog if you want.
"We can see our forests vanishing, our water-powers going to waste," (Taylor). This reminds me so much of Cat's Cradle! Like hello! The whole end of the world thing?!?! The forests vanished and the water went to waste.... All because of ice-nine; all because of a thirst for knowledge and the temptation of men. We are our own worst enemies. Dr. Felix Hoenikker was in such a world of his own; in persuit of knowledge and only knowledge. That was his weakness. Once he made ice-nine, the rest of world had a new weakness. They could not handle the power of the weapon, just like Felix could not handle the power of knowledge. It's a vicious cycle that eventually ended the world! Pretty heavy huh?...
So I think Vonnegut structured the book that way on purpose. He seems to be sending a similar message like Taylor; the pros and cons of ever increasing technology. People are never going to be happy with what they have. Everyine is continuously going to want more and more and will not rest until there is something new to bsorb, something new to gawk at. Another vicious cycle.
Is there hope for us?? Can we ever be happy with the technology of the day? If not, can we handle what is to come??