The Dangers Of Technology Essay

The Dangers of Technology
Technology is becoming a huge part in societies today and is steadily growing around the world. Most of the time technology is intended to do good for people, but other times, technology creates problems, and can lead to negative outcomes. Humans have become very dependent on technology and that dependency will only grow as time moves on. While the people described in “The Machine Stops” and the people today can be compared through a discussion of the technology available to each-communication, entertainment, transportation, and daily life, both groups of people share the potential of technology control.
Communication plays a big role in both “The Machine Stops” and in today’s world. The people in “The Machine Stops” use video chat and computers to talk to each other. Everyone has a screen in their room which displays the face of whoever they are talking to. Video …show more content…
The people in “The Machine Stops” use food delivery to have food ready for them whenever they need it. Their beds are all the exact same size and feel the same, and they all are in the wall until a button is pushed for the bed to come out. When a person is sick, The Machine evaluates them where they are and they get medicine to treat their illness. Today, if people want food delivery, they have to call someone to have them deliver it to their house. While the people in “The Machine Stops” all have the same exact beds, people today have different size beds that all feel differently from each other. The Machine does not recognize the differences in people and therefore thinks that every person is the same. Usually, when someone is sick today, they will go to their doctor to find out what is wrong with them and the doctor will tell the person what they can do to fix it. The Machine can recognize the sickness that a person has and instantly provide that person with the medication needed to heal