How Affects Technology
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Publicado: 9 de octubre de 2011
How Technology Affects our Lives
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By HL
The tremendous development in technology and the diversity in this industry have drastically changed the lifestyle of people in society.The progress in technology has good impacts as well as bad implications to people. In many ways, technology simplifies life,and it has many beneficial effects to the community and the human condition.On the other hand, the result of the technological progress has brought many complications to our lives. However, the negative and positive effects of technology depends completely on people’sexposure to it and the use that they give it.
To begin, the enormous progress in technology is responsible for the great forward revolution in the fields of agriculture, manufacturing, warfare,transportation, information, medicine, communication and so on. The mass media, for instance, is one of the most representative areas. We have radio, television, telephones, Internet, and every other devicethat will fit in the palm of the hand. Another example is the technological advance in the area of medicine that has introduced the latest tools to improve quality patient care. Furthermore, technologyplays an important role in international trade because the world market has been globalizing by it. In other words, the most important contribution of technology to society is making the lives ofcommon people much easier and helping them achieve what was previously not possible.
On the other hand, the huge development in technology has also complicated life, and it has many negative effects onpeople. First of all, the new technology in mass media changes cultural values and social behaviors by spreading ideas, values, behavior patterns within a society and among different groups. Sometechnologies also have negative effects on the environment, such as pollution, and lack of sustainability because they are designed to economic effects only. The new forms of entertainment, such as...
Printable Version
By HL
The tremendous development in technology and the diversity in this industry have drastically changed the lifestyle of people in society.The progress in technology has good impacts as well as bad implications to people. In many ways, technology simplifies life,and it has many beneficial effects to the community and the human condition.On the other hand, the result of the technological progress has brought many complications to our lives. However, the negative and positive effects of technology depends completely on people’sexposure to it and the use that they give it.
To begin, the enormous progress in technology is responsible for the great forward revolution in the fields of agriculture, manufacturing, warfare,transportation, information, medicine, communication and so on. The mass media, for instance, is one of the most representative areas. We have radio, television, telephones, Internet, and every other devicethat will fit in the palm of the hand. Another example is the technological advance in the area of medicine that has introduced the latest tools to improve quality patient care. Furthermore, technologyplays an important role in international trade because the world market has been globalizing by it. In other words, the most important contribution of technology to society is making the lives ofcommon people much easier and helping them achieve what was previously not possible.
On the other hand, the huge development in technology has also complicated life, and it has many negative effects onpeople. First of all, the new technology in mass media changes cultural values and social behaviors by spreading ideas, values, behavior patterns within a society and among different groups. Sometechnologies also have negative effects on the environment, such as pollution, and lack of sustainability because they are designed to economic effects only. The new forms of entertainment, such as...
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