technology has come extremely far in the past few decades. adults now had nowhere near the level of technology we have as kids. and even the kids born in the past few years have come into a much more digitally advanced age than we did
it used to be that the only way of communicating was through mail and then slowly we have advanced to a time where you can talk to ten different people on a phone screen. we used to have no such thing as the internet, where we could look up the answer to a question in a matter of seconds.
but the question is how the rapid advancement affects us? is it a good or a bad thing?
this change in technology also causes for many people to see the world differently. those who are born into this digital age will think less of it, as it has always been here for them. they will also tend to use it more for not-needed uses. those who were born before these advances began will think of it as being much more amazing than others, and while they may use technology more, it will be for more practical purposes.
i think that this can end up being both a good or a bad thing, depending on how exactly it is being used.
in order for this to be a good thing, everyone has to be able to view technology in a similar way. if some people want to only use it for video games and texting, while others use it for work, it can lead to much more divisions. sure, while they may not be a huge problem, that doesn't make it a good thing. plus, different views on technology can lead to it being used in a much more distracting manner, as it could be overused to prove a point or cause no one believes the other side on how it should be used so they would simply overuse it without acknowledging that they're doing so. however, this generational gap could be good as people will have different views, leading to a much wider perspective on how to handle technology and how its good or bad.
overall, technology has changed dramatically in the past years and in order to make that change a good thing we must be able to understand each other's uses of it and figure out together what will be the best applications for how much its used and how its used
it used to be that the only way of communicating was through mail and then slowly we have advanced to a time where you can talk to ten different people on a phone screen. we used to have no such thing as the internet, where we could look up the answer to a question in a matter of seconds.
but the question is how the rapid advancement affects us? is it a good or a bad thing?
this change in technology also causes for many people to see the world differently. those who are born into this digital age will think less of it, as it has always been here for them. they will also tend to use it more for not-needed uses. those who were born before these advances began will think of it as being much more amazing than others, and while they may use technology more, it will be for more practical purposes.
i think that this can end up being both a good or a bad thing, depending on how exactly it is being used.
in order for this to be a good thing, everyone has to be able to view technology in a similar way. if some people want to only use it for video games and texting, while others use it for work, it can lead to much more divisions. sure, while they may not be a huge problem, that doesn't make it a good thing. plus, different views on technology can lead to it being used in a much more distracting manner, as it could be overused to prove a point or cause no one believes the other side on how it should be used so they would simply overuse it without acknowledging that they're doing so. however, this generational gap could be good as people will have different views, leading to a much wider perspective on how to handle technology and how its good or bad.
overall, technology has changed dramatically in the past years and in order to make that change a good thing we must be able to understand each other's uses of it and figure out together what will be the best applications for how much its used and how its used
I agree that there is a huge technological gap between generations now, and that this rapid advancement in technology could be both a good and bad thing depending on how we use it. However, the way we are headed where more and more of the people become glued to their devices and as technology becomes part of our lives even more, I would have to say in a few years we will be saying that our use of technology is more harmful than it is helpful. Now on the other side people can make the argument that this is the way we have always been headed and because of that we must embrace the idea of technology becoming a bigger part of our lives than older generations are comfortable with. The bottom line is that we have reached a point where we are in uncharted territory and only time will tell how it will play out.
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