Supporters of technology say that it soloves problems and meakes life better. Opponents argue that technology creates new problems that may threaten of damage the quality of life.
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Every item that is invented or every new idea that people accept leads to more and more inventions.   Inventions were invented to speed time, make jobs more manageable, and make the job possible for limited amount of people to do the job.\n\nMany opponents don't want to grow with the new item because change is not in their world.... change affects everyone and many people do not want to change or have any improvement in life.  They want the world to stay the same and if everyone had a closed mind then we would be living in the cave man era with no wheel, no food, no shelter and our life expectancy would not be for very long.\n\nTechnology is important because the world is changing and to understand what is going around us we need to simply get new ideas and make life better.
78581
Well I looked over the search engines for you. I could not find any articles. I will continue to try though and if i find any i will update my answer with them.\nBut in my opinion...YES. Just think of it...if all technology shut down for a day...Jobs would disappear. The government would flip out with no way to communicate or monitor things. Stock markets would crash. Terrorism would no doubt explode. People would just flip out. Businesses would just flop. Almost EVERYTHING WE DO EVERY DAY IS SOMEHOW CONNECTED TO TECHNOLOGY. So yes, i would definitely say that people rely way too much upon it.
85969
I was always taught from the medical perspective that "quality of life" means to be productive. think about life what do we do to live? we eat, drink, walk, talk, work, sing, dance,etc..... if there are things that we take part in, and at some point in time one of these things we enjoy and probably have taken for granted are ripped away from us then we don't have the same quality of life that we had before. Example if this person accepts the job for more money, but less time with children has he or she improved quality of life? well if the person would rather provide for his or her children financially and doesn't mind not seeing them as much then his/her quality of life is improved do to self esteem in being a provider. if this person accepts and it means spending time away from family and it causes problems and/or the person would rather be with family then working OT then the quality of life has decreased do to seperation of family. Therefore I quess the quality of life if given the opportunity is to do things that make us happy and if quality of life changes without our control try to make the best of the situation.
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People have shorter attention spans. As proved by several statments above, people want just the main points, and don't want to make things overly complicated. It's rather ironic, then, that as we have more complicated machines, that we want everything in it's simplest form. But, on the other hand, the media is encouraging it, too, so it's hard to pinpoint who is starting all this.
583528
Absolutely not!  A new technology must be experimented and tested before it is given out to the public because you never know if it is safe or not.
98206
Like most things, the internet gives us miraculas benefits and dangerous possibilities. With the growing energy crisis, we will see more people having the ability to work from home, but this could create a rise in depression and a decline in social skills.\n\nIt will be interesting to watch the development of computers and where the next generation of technology will take us. We will obviously see more voice activated computers, they will be used in more areas of the home, they will be faster, perhaps smaller. They will run most of the aspects of our home (security,entertainment, maintenance, communication). I'm sure there will be aspects we can't even imagine now. We are alreay using them in ways that were inconceivable as little as 12 or 15 years ago. \n\nWe live in interesting times.
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I don't think it has corrupted the human race. I think its just allowed access for people to do things more easily. The human race has been corrupted since Adam & Eve took of the fruit of Good and Evil. Technology is just another path in which people allow themselves to sin. Technology is a good thing and every good gift comes from God. But its when it is used in a immoral way that is corrupt, and that's because of personal choice, not technology itself.
27069
I agree. Probably because when people don't have or see a bright future for themselves they tend to blame other people or groups for their own problems. For example, "if this or that group didn't exist, it would be easier for me to get a job." Obviously, this is flawed reasoning.
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Pros --->There is a variaty of ideas\n               You might have fun with the people you are sharing with\n\nCons ---> Somethings or most of the times ..you do the thinking , they do nothing\n                 Crash between each other opinions\n                  Everyone get lazy and there is not thinking....\n                  The group might end up doing other things different from thinking
581884
My observations point to a diminishing social response and continual alienation from community interaction. Not withstanding basic social inter-action seems to be the important basis for adolescent understanding and interpretation between right and wrong. The generational conflicts are easily recognized by members of each groups participants and problem solving solutions become a commmunity responsibility. Whereas technology usually doesn't require either community response nor action to become effective.
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Life is supposed to have problems. The whole world is imperfect, and noone is the exception. You can have good times and bad times, and you will always encounter things that you find dislikeable in your life. Your job is just to learn to deal with what you are faced with and that's not always easy for most people. Once people realize that, then their whole perception will change, and will become better adjusted and happier as a result.
252523
Exactly.  If we continue to cheapen human life, then some of the supporters of these ideas will find themselves on the wrong end of them because they "no longer contribute to society" or some crazy junk like that.
78755
Sounds great. Except we lack the technology, know-how, resources, funding, interest, et cetera. So, good luck with that.
102593
with tech, everyone has a voice. theres no need for representitives anymore. theres nothing gov doe that the private sector cant do better. theres no need for government at all anymore. obviously government cant; protect the borders, deliver the mail, protect its people, build roads, secure trade & commerce, develop relations with other countries.....nothing.
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Artificial systems are good!  Or rather, neutral.  What makes them good or bad is their content.  Fight for freedom, but do it through the channels of these systems, unless they don't exist.  Without them, there is chaos, right?  Live your life as free as you can, but understand why the stuff is there.
519387
No.  We are a social species.  Try therapy instead of technology.  And dont forget to go to your H.S. Reunion....you need the socialization.
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The personal computer I use every day has almost nothing in common with my ancestor's technology.\nWith that out of the way, I am also convinced that almost all technology is the result of women.  Left to ourselves, with no women to spur us on, men would probably be satistied living in caves and going hunting and fishing everyday.  All it took was a mate or daughter to say: "Hey, wouldn't it be nice if ..." to get us going.\nNow women are able to join the process directly and technology is moving at a much faster pace.