When comparing the texts from Cat's Cradle and The Human Factor there seem to be a lot of similarities over the contrasts. When looking at the two there seems to be a lot of ideas that the view on technology is bad. It is similar in the way in which they talk of the advances. One, Cat's Cradle, speaks of the advance of the weapons. In this case the Atomic bomb. In the other scenario we have the general idea of airplanes, nuclear reactors, and smaller devices. Both Kurt Vonnegut and Kim Vicente seem to call out on technology as a bad thing.

With Cat's Cradle the Atomic bomb, did in fact end the war, but at a terrible cost. Thousands were killed and many more were wounded because of a single, powerful bomb. The main character seems to question the idea that technology is meant for good, even though his father did help create the atomic bomb and was one of the lead researchers and developers. Looking at his sister though, she is the oldest and at one point slaps him for saying nasty things about their father. She backs him up by saying that he ended the war and saved millions. Later in the book we read about the atrocities of WWI through the adventures of a man. He talks about how he is captured and his boat is used as target practice for the German sailors in their U-boat. At the Second Battle of Ypres, he is gassed and hospitalized for two years. In the end we find out that millions died in WWI. Of course, well some might know, that in WWI there were many technological advances, especially with weapons. It was not a pretty war, and many deaths were brutal because of the uses of some technological advances, such as guns, gas, planes, submarines, and much more.

"The Human Factor" seems to be self explanatory. It seems that whatever we do, create, or destroy, the idea that human thought is behind it. For whatever we do, there is a cause and effect. Sometimes it is beyond our control, while other times we proceed without looking beyond what we already know. When inventors create projects they always, or should always be thinking of the repercussions that might be possible if it fails. Like nuclear reactors, if they fail, they cause much damage to the area. They think of the benefits and harms of the product, but it is not up to them sometimes to see where it goes. Take ipods for example: They are great for sharing music and getting information, but can make society anti-social in many ways. There is a lack of communication between people when we are "plugged-in." We are the final critics of the technology and how we use it is the review. If we use it a lot, it will get a good review, but sometimes the over use and under use of something can be good or bad. But sometimes we are so near sighted that we lose our focus and cannot seem to looy beyond the actualy problems that might be caused. In the end, it comes down to being our fault them.