A calculator is useful, but certainly not exciting. Why would someone from 100 years ago vehemently disagree with this statement? We often marvel at a new technology, but how long does this marveling...

A calculator is useful, but certainly not exciting. Why would someone from 100 years ago vehemently disagree with this statement? We often marvel at a new technology, but how long does this marveling last? How soon before a new technology becomes assumed? Think of other examples. Is technology the source of happiness?