Invention Makes Necessity (Seungbae LEE)

"Invention is the mother of necessity."

-----by Thorstein Veblen

I agree with this phrase. I think invention really gives birth to necessity.

In the old days, if people need a light, they made a fire with wood or gas. But, the fire with wood or gas was dark and cannot endure for a long time. They thought they need something to make the light durable for a longtime. Later, they invented a bulb which can endured for a long time. This example can build up the formula just like "Necessity is the Mother of Invention."

Actually, however, I think the most of invention is the mother of necessity. I want to take the phone as the case. We used the paper mail or message for long-distance communication. Later, we use a telephone. Then, we wanted to use a phone without line, later invented wireless phone. Then, we started to feel needs for internet on the cell phone. Later, we loaded internet on the cell phone, then feel it's very slow. People in the cell phone company are trying to make the internet faster and faster. Then, people wants more slim and light cell phone. Now, we are making them slimmer, lighter and faster and faster. Invention doesn't have its limitation.

Extremely speaking, if we didn't invent a telephone, we wouldn't feel we need to make the communication fast! The telephone made the need for the cell phone. The cell phone made the need for faster cell phone. Invention never stops the increase of necessity. We need to control the increase of invention and take a break. We should be satisfied with convenience of the present facility.