Introduction Today technology is at the center of everything. Simply put, today's world is surrounded by technology; our homes, our workplaces and so on. Since the late 1980s, the world has shrunk to what many call “a global village.” This phenomenon was made possible by globalization, which in turn was based mainly on the advent and progress of technology. However, even though technology is everywhere, there is little consensus regarding its actual definition. As a matter of fact, according to Springer, when asked to define what technology is, the average individual will surely start listing technological artifacts, rather than defining the technology itself. But according to PLTW, while science is concerned with the study of the natural world, essentially the need to answer “what is”, technology is concerned with the study of the human world in an attempt to answer “what can be”. According to Springer, the only way most people encounter technology is through technological artifacts, essentially the results of technological systems and processes. There are several theorems that attempt to shed light on the sociological analysis of technology. The purpose of this article, therefore, is to compare and contrast two of these theories: technological determinism and the social formation of technology by offering two examples of technological artifacts. The goal is to show that society cannot actually choose which type of technology wants more and that the success of technology is ultimately exacerbated by social factors. In both theories there is the element of the absolute power of technology and that of nature in Darwin's theory essentially creates a situation in which only the fittest, strongest or most adaptable species will continue to survive, while those that are weak or unable to adapt will die and will therefore be selected naturally. In this regard, animals that adapt develop an inherent advantage over those that do not, and thus a new generation of species is formed. This is not far from what technological determinists argue. According to Bimber, the theory of technological determinism fundamentally holds that society evolves by adapting to technology; that in itself technology possesses an intrinsic force or power that influences the progression of social structures. It is this aspect, just like the one possessed by nature, that allows the comparison between technological determinism and the theory of natural selection. However, according to Bimber, technological determinism as a concept is more or less elusive. This is further stated by Adler, who states that technological deterministic theorems have had a long historical controversy. Much of this controversy is due in part to the fact that there are at least two distinct sides to the technological determinism discourse; hard and