“Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage and those who manage what they do not understand.”-Archibald Putt.” Now I chose this specific author quote because I feel that it applies to the topic at hand “is modern Technology hurting us more than it’s helping us”? And in my opinion, I do not feel that modern technology is hurting us in any shape, way or Form.
Technology not only helps us keep up with friends and family that we have grown out of touch with, it also makes research and teaching a lot simpler, and simply makes life easier all around. technology can be used to hurt, but it all depends on who using it and how, for example, in Nicholas Carr essay “Is google making us stupid?” he talks about how the internet is “chipping away my capacity for concentration and contemplation” but doesn’t talk about how the computer also helps with concentration …show more content…
You wouldn’t have knew you should keep a umbrella near by because it was going to rain later today without that weather app on your phone or that a massive hurricane was going to hit mexico without the news informing us or even how much police brulitay was going on right now without the use of cellphone videos capturing police officers in the act, And yes I can admit some people use these platforms we have for careless things such as using social network to bully and shame and some new stations such as fox news can be biase and twist stories around without a single thought but a few bad apples doesn’t make the tree defiecent.
Overall, modern technology couldn’t have come at a better time and can only hurt us if we use it in that way I agree that there are cons, but I feel that the pros outweigh the cons by the
Technology not only helps us keep up with friends and family that we have grown out of touch with, it also makes research and teaching a lot simpler, and simply makes life easier all around. technology can be used to hurt, but it all depends on who using it and how, for example, in Nicholas Carr essay “Is google making us stupid?” he talks about how the internet is “chipping away my capacity for concentration and contemplation” but doesn’t talk about how the computer also helps with concentration …show more content…
You wouldn’t have knew you should keep a umbrella near by because it was going to rain later today without that weather app on your phone or that a massive hurricane was going to hit mexico without the news informing us or even how much police brulitay was going on right now without the use of cellphone videos capturing police officers in the act, And yes I can admit some people use these platforms we have for careless things such as using social network to bully and shame and some new stations such as fox news can be biase and twist stories around without a single thought but a few bad apples doesn’t make the tree defiecent.
Overall, modern technology couldn’t have come at a better time and can only hurt us if we use it in that way I agree that there are cons, but I feel that the pros outweigh the cons by the