The Good and the Bad Things About Technology

With the evolution of technology, I am beginning to wonder if it is a good thing or a bad thing. People walking around with their cell phones held against their ear constantly. We are becoming robots. Do people have to constantly be entertained? Is it necessary for companies to replace human workers with robots?

With the inventions of the technological miracles such as computers and mp3 players, there are no excuses to be bored. We can instantly be in contact with the rest of the world, and we can instantly listen to our favorite music. What would the world be like now without computers? Computers have led the way to so many different technological advances. Things have changed a lot over the years.

Technology allows us to conserve energy and more quickly produce goods. What used to take fifty people to do, can now be done by one machine. Is this a good thing?

Technology surrounds us. We are always exposed to it some way or another. There is no escape from it, unless you were cast upon a desert isle. We awake with the sound of the alarm clock. We look at the time. We check our phones for missed calls and messages. We check our email and networking sites. We microwave or cook a breakfast. In the early hours of the day, we are already exposed to multiple forms of technology.

Technology does allow us to do so many more things that once couldn't be done. It saves people's lives, but it also ends careers. It runs the world. We can no longer get to town on a horse. We depend on technology.

Technology and Jobs

If you've been to the supermarket lately, you've noticed that many of the checkout lanes have been automated. Similarly, many clerks at banks have been replaced with machines. Whereas most people were familiar with the inside of a production facility, nowadays many people are not due to the facilities being almost fully automated. Robots. With the advent of machines, are human beings becoming redundant? Although machines are not as complex as us, they can replicate many of the things we can do pretty well. In many cases however, the more machines we have, the more jobs are created that compliment the machines. Many people are afraid that machines will become better at nearly everything than humans.

Technology Saves Lives

Technology saves lives. Without technology, many people's hearts would not be beating. Without technology, some people who are walking wouldn't be able to. Without technology, some people who can see would be blind. Technology is leading the way in the medical field. So many diseases are cured through the uses of advanced electronics. We can now get to places in the human body, that we could never get to before.

Conclusion

In conclusion, technology will only get more advanced. More people's lives will be saved but more jobs will be automated. Robots will become "smarter" and be able to do things unimaginable. We must not become too dependent on technology. The more and more sophisticated machines become, the more obsolete human beings become. Humans survive off of productivity. Chaos would arise if us humans were no longer needed, if we became obsolete. Technology has its place, but we do too.