"How does literacy shape technology? How does technology shape literacy?"

When comes to the question “How does literacy shape technology and how does technology shape literacy.” I think the relation is obvious.
First of all, literacy does shape the technology greatly. Literacy is the ability that people have. And the potential of people is endless. It is our human that create the technology and push the society going forward. Thanks to the White Brothers, we can travel around the world in the air. Thanks to Edison, we can work, live, and so all kinds of things in a bright area. Owing to Bell, we can hear other people’s sound at a very far distance. All these technology is created by human potential. That is human’s literacy that creates the technology and pushes the wheels of the history going forward.
As we see above, literacy plays a very important role in shaping technology. However, it is not the whole story. On the other hand, technology shapes literacy as well. Due to the power loom, hard weavers lost their jobs. Because of the kerosene, candle makers lost their jobs. Owning to the tractors, farm laborers lost their jobs. With the appearance of electronic switching, switchboard operators lost their jobs. Technology selects people of high potential. In that case, people will do something that they are good at, in other words, do something they have comparative advantages. Also, because of the selection of technology, more people turn to school for better education in order to improve themselves and out compete with other people. As a consequence of it, their literacies improve. That is how technology shape people’s literacy.