In the article Flat World by Thomas Friedman, Friedman argues that we live in a "flat world" due to globalization. We are now all the same, with access to any resource we want and the technology to make anything happen. Technology is becoming more common, becoming cheaper and globally dispersed. In the end of the article, Friedman strongly advises that we turn off the technology if we want to advance our "standard of living". We must try harder to maintain what we already have.