Advantages and Disadvantages of Technology

Advantages

The evolution of technology can be beneficial to humans in many different ways. At the medical level, new and developing technology is able to help treat sicker people or combat very harmful viruses and bacteria that we weren’t previously able to combat. The invention of the computer is also a very important stepping stone. The computer provides the ability to communicate, work, and apply yourself in many different ways that was previously unknown to man or woman. For companies, these technologies are saving time and money. For example, Tesla’s production chain of cars is almost completely automated. Now looking at the banking world, exchanges of money are especially easy. You can scan your check to deposit it into your account instead of physically going there, you can have direct deposit setup with your work as well, and ATM’s are becoming more and more prominent for the transfer of currency. Additionally, new forms of currency are developed like bitcoin. The alteration of physical storage units to virtual storage units is increasingly important for multiple different reasons. You can have a replica of your phone on the virtual storage network so that if you were to break or lose your physical device, you wouldn’t lose everything. This is extremely useful in today’s world.

Disadvantages

Modern technology has its disadvantages as well. For example, the dependence on new technology. Man/Woman no longer needs to think. From something as simple as a calculator, Man/Woman rely on such a simple device for calculations ranging from simple mental arithmetic to complex problems. See, both an advantage and disadvantage. The development and use of technology also then require more rules and regulations. For example, internet use is an individual freedom in comparison to something like the invention and use of the atomic bomb. Although this is an extreme comparison, it is true. We, as a nation, are not able to exercise our individual freedom to decide to perform such an act. The decline of human capital implies an increase in unemployment. Although, this is theoretical, it is a possibility. After taking all of this information into account, now you have to realize that all of this is applicable to our next generation at an even greater potency than we are experiencing now. Finally, most technological discoveries aim to reduce human effort. Therefore, humans are doing less and less work while machines are doing more and more work thus implying how obsolete humans could be one day.

Conclusion 

All in all, technology can be extremely helpful, and sometimes necessary in today’s world. It is a very touchy subject that is different for everyone depending on their respective opinions. I cannot say one way or another why technology is better or worse, but what I can say is that holistically, technology is helpful and pushing us forward in our human development which is necessary to not become stagnant in today’s world. There are many different fields and aspects of technology all of which are subject to change and people’s opinions. (This was more of a discussion topic in and of itself).

QUIZ

1.     What is one of the advantages of developing technology

2.     What is one of the disadvantages of developing technology

3.     What simple machine was invented and makes “man no longer need to think”

4.     What new impending technology is becoming difficult to implement rules and regulations for?

DQ's

·      What do you think about developing technology?

·      Do you think the advantages of technology outweigh the disadvantages or vise versa?


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