What Role Does Technology Play In Society

Technology has and still continues to play a big role in society. People think that they technically aren’t using “technology”, when in reality they are. Technology isn’t just phones, computers, television, etc., but it is also things that are used in our everyday lives, such as a calculator. Technology has advanced in the past few years. Many of the items that I use today, I wouldn’t of ever imagined that I would be using. Back when I was in first grade, CD players were very popular. Having a CD player back then, was like having the newest iPhone. You were automatically “cool” if you had one. It's crazy to think now that CD players seem like something from ancient history because everyone downloads their music onto their phones. A CD player to me was such new technology that I didn’t even know how to properly work it. All I knew at that time was that by some “magic” it would play music.
I strongly believe that in today’s world, televisions aren’t as popular among people, especially teenagers. This is all thanks to online TV streaming websites, such as Netflix. I am guilty of not using a television as much as I should because Netflix offers you many popular TV shows and movies. Why would you want to sit through commercials when you can just open up your laptop, tablet, or cell phone and …show more content…
The first time I ever used a calculator in general was when I was in ninth grade. I always knew what calculator was, but I was always told that I wasn’t allowed to use a calculator in math. Over the past three years, I find that the kind of calculator I use has changed drastically. As a freshman, I was using the most basic scientific calculator there was in the business. Now as a junior, I am using such an advanced calculator. It is crazy to know that I went from only being able to do very few things to being able to graph equations on my calculator. To me, it is crazy to see how different calculators