Our world as we know it is a result of the Industrial Revolution. As the rise of factories, machines and other technologies began in Britain in the 18th century, it brought with it huge advances in society. The Industrial Revolution kicked off the beginning to a forward movement of technology in our world that would not be slowed down. To put it in perspective: writing has been around for 200 generations, books have been around for 20 generations and computers have only been around for less than 2 generations (The Dangers of…). In the scheme of history, the speed of technological advance we are experiencing is rapidly exceeding the speed of advance at any other time in human history. While the advance in technology has had intentions solely
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Tim Chao, Tuan Phan and Mikhail Seregine as Professors at Stanford University state, “technology is a more powerful social force than the aspiration for freedom”(The Dangers of…). Society is relying more and more on our personal technology such as computers, phones and tablets. Relying on technology in every aspect of our lives brings issues to our social lives and to the overall culture of society. Some of these consequences are already visible as children are exposed to technology and replace normal play and learning with use of their phones. The social life of a teenager is so dependant on their cell phones that the whole way of communicating socially has dramatically changed in the last ten years. As technology becomes progressively ingrained in society it is our responsibility as individuals to use technology in a positive way in our lives and not let it dominate ourselves as social …show more content…
Modern medicine has saved many lives. Schools have been able to improve education through technology. Inventions of all kinds have provided comfort and conveniences to many lives throughout the world. The economy and businesses have flourished through means of technology. “By getting involved in the advances in technology, you can offer customers new ways to purchase products and help customers to get instant support for product returns and shipping issues” (The Benefits…). Technology provides a simple, convenient way to circulate money that the world has never experienced before. Though all these aspects of technology are positive and beneficial to humanity as a whole, we cannot disregard the baggage of negative effects brought with these progressions in technology. As a society we need to be aware of how to use technology beneficially while continually decreasing the amount of damage done to ourselves as humans and to our
Tim Chao, Tuan Phan and Mikhail Seregine as Professors at Stanford University state, “technology is a more powerful social force than the aspiration for freedom”(The Dangers of…). Society is relying more and more on our personal technology such as computers, phones and tablets. Relying on technology in every aspect of our lives brings issues to our social lives and to the overall culture of society. Some of these consequences are already visible as children are exposed to technology and replace normal play and learning with use of their phones. The social life of a teenager is so dependant on their cell phones that the whole way of communicating socially has dramatically changed in the last ten years. As technology becomes progressively ingrained in society it is our responsibility as individuals to use technology in a positive way in our lives and not let it dominate ourselves as social …show more content…
Modern medicine has saved many lives. Schools have been able to improve education through technology. Inventions of all kinds have provided comfort and conveniences to many lives throughout the world. The economy and businesses have flourished through means of technology. “By getting involved in the advances in technology, you can offer customers new ways to purchase products and help customers to get instant support for product returns and shipping issues” (The Benefits…). Technology provides a simple, convenient way to circulate money that the world has never experienced before. Though all these aspects of technology are positive and beneficial to humanity as a whole, we cannot disregard the baggage of negative effects brought with these progressions in technology. As a society we need to be aware of how to use technology beneficially while continually decreasing the amount of damage done to ourselves as humans and to our