Based on the ideas in Walden , how would Thoreau most likely feel about recent advances in technology, such as cell phones and handheld computers?

In Walden, Thoreau questions whether new inventions genuinely improve people’s lives and warns that people can become controlled by their tools. He values simplicity, independence, and time for reflection, so he would likely worry that constant access to cell phones and handheld computers could interfere with thoughtful, independent thinking. Thus, he would see them as potentially destructive to a person’s thinking ability.

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