Technology, one of the world's biggest impacts on our social, mental, physical, and environmental health. There’s no denying the benefits we have gained from technological advancements, but with all things in life moderation is key. I believe that for every advantage that technology brings us, it Also brings us a disadvantage at the same time. For example in the article, “Cars of the future” a radio interview talks about driverless cars are the way to the future because, “they could save tens of thousands of lives” the reason is drivers often get distracted corresponding to falling asleep, texting, and drive under the influences. Exports say The car sports another set of “eyes”, a standard camera that points through the windscreen. This also
…show more content…
Suddenly, a truck carrying fuel ignites in front of you. You need to act fast as at any moment it could explode. You cannot reverse because there is a long line of traffic behind you. There is an open field at the side of the road. In the blink of an eye you point your car into the field and floor the accelerator hoping to get as far away from the burning truck as possible. Now, imagine the same situation, but this time you and your family are sitting in a driverless car. The car is setup to obey the road rules and it is only programmed to drive on the road. It cannot go into the field and it cannot go backwards. What will the car do? An article titled, “Should driverless cars be allowed?” also presents a similar issue, but this time the driverless car is forced to make a decision between risking the occupant’s life or the life of a young child playing on the street. Computers can cause chaos if they are unable to make correct decisions, additionally, they can cause unimaginable destruction in the wrong hands. In addition, there are technological glitches and legal puzzles yet to be solved. Exports say Driverless cars can be a lethal …show more content…
This obsession with liking, tweeting, and sharing has come to an all-time high within the past ten years. Those that use their phones on a daily basis. In fact people who often use the internet tend to download illegal or make pirated television shows, computer games, software and the most common, music. “Source 3: Data Analysis” shows that overall 56.5% approve to pay for any source of entertainment online while 43.5% disapprove. I believe that people should be prosecuted for online piracy, and that it should be illegal to download any pirated copyrighted material. The reason is because online piracy is a common activity amongst Americans. Music, films, shows, software, and games are taken from the internet at no cost. According to a report by the Institute of Prospective Technological Studies, “digital music piracy does not displace legal music purchases in the digital format.” This means that downloading music for free isn’t an alternative for legally buying music. The study shows that most of the music downloaded wouldn’t have been bought if illegal downloading websites weren’t available. Another point brought up is that users who pirate music are also more likely to buy music. Those users that do not buy much music also do not pirate much. Entertainment is not free downloading music, and movies illegally can destroy the job course it also
Suddenly, a truck carrying fuel ignites in front of you. You need to act fast as at any moment it could explode. You cannot reverse because there is a long line of traffic behind you. There is an open field at the side of the road. In the blink of an eye you point your car into the field and floor the accelerator hoping to get as far away from the burning truck as possible. Now, imagine the same situation, but this time you and your family are sitting in a driverless car. The car is setup to obey the road rules and it is only programmed to drive on the road. It cannot go into the field and it cannot go backwards. What will the car do? An article titled, “Should driverless cars be allowed?” also presents a similar issue, but this time the driverless car is forced to make a decision between risking the occupant’s life or the life of a young child playing on the street. Computers can cause chaos if they are unable to make correct decisions, additionally, they can cause unimaginable destruction in the wrong hands. In addition, there are technological glitches and legal puzzles yet to be solved. Exports say Driverless cars can be a lethal …show more content…
This obsession with liking, tweeting, and sharing has come to an all-time high within the past ten years. Those that use their phones on a daily basis. In fact people who often use the internet tend to download illegal or make pirated television shows, computer games, software and the most common, music. “Source 3: Data Analysis” shows that overall 56.5% approve to pay for any source of entertainment online while 43.5% disapprove. I believe that people should be prosecuted for online piracy, and that it should be illegal to download any pirated copyrighted material. The reason is because online piracy is a common activity amongst Americans. Music, films, shows, software, and games are taken from the internet at no cost. According to a report by the Institute of Prospective Technological Studies, “digital music piracy does not displace legal music purchases in the digital format.” This means that downloading music for free isn’t an alternative for legally buying music. The study shows that most of the music downloaded wouldn’t have been bought if illegal downloading websites weren’t available. Another point brought up is that users who pirate music are also more likely to buy music. Those users that do not buy much music also do not pirate much. Entertainment is not free downloading music, and movies illegally can destroy the job course it also