Technology and its Disadvantages

Technology is the greatest invention that makes our daily life easier. Technology is used in every part of people's lives, in their daily lives, at school, and at work, to make their lives easier and achieve their desires. Technology has almost always been with people and society. Inventions and discoveries beginning from the first ages have been developed and multiplied over time. Technology is a concept we can no longer live without; The average person needs technology to communicate, eat, have fun, cook, and perform many other daily functions. In addition to this, we benefit from the great benefits of technology in our workplaces. For example, instead of using manpower in large factories, machines invented using technology are used, making this person's life easier and saving time and money. But are we aware of the benefits of technology, as well as its harms?

I would like to draw attention to one part of the article. "It is indisputable that the tech sector has improved many aspects of the human experience. Information is more accessible than ever, education is more equitable, data is easier to obtain and analyze and the burdens of past generations have largely been eased by new developments."(ll.20-25) Yes, thanks to technology, information is more accessible and easier to obtain and analyze data than ever before, but it is not true that education is more equitable, still in some countries the technology is not developed and education in these countries is lagging behind compared to more developed countries. Although education is not equitable, the burden of past and future generations has overly alleviated thanks to new advances in technology. For example, letters have been replaced by digital letters prepared and sent from a computer or phone, so that’s saves people's time. Or no manpower is used in any factory anymore because the machines produced thanks to technology do the hard work that people must do. Many more examples can be given like this, than result that should be taken from here is the convenience technology provides to human life. Technology not solely facilitates and improves our lives in workplaces, schools, or government offices, it also plays a significant role in socializing over the internet. With the development of technology, social media has improved a lot. People use social media to communicate, share photos, stay up to date with news, and sometimes share their opinions. The use of social media has increased tremendously in recent years.