Technology

[Mrs. Lovett]

As the years go by, humans are developing all this new high-tech equipment. Just a few years ago, people had no idea what electricity was. They also had no idea that people would soon be watching cable channels on plasma screen TVs. The Internet lets us stay connected with friends from around the world, and lets us look up information with a few clicks of the mouse. We've also made great advances in medicine with the development of technology, which helped doctors save many lives that would otherwise be lost.

But can all this technology also be a bad thing? Children are spending more and more time at the computer, listening to their iPods, and playing videogames. Children about sixty years ago didn't have all this technology, therefore could spend more time outside. Basically, they had a healthier childhood than most children today. (By 'healthy', I mean they were probably more active and didn't sit at computers all day.) Technology could be the reason most kids aren't active these days, and why some people who had excellent vision at childhood now must wear glasses.

By nature, humans like to get their daily chores (like cooking, cleaning, etc.) done as fast as possible, and with little hassle. Remote controls are a perfect example. Why get up to change the channel when you can do so with a click of a buton? If, one day, we develop a robot that cleans for us, cooks for us, and does all our other chores, what will we turn into then? A lump on a couch who can't be bothered to do our own dishes?

So the main question is: Is the continuing development of technology a good thing, or should we just stop at a certain point?

 

[Kyogre35]

We should never stop, but it is getting harmful.

Like the Computer, like you said more and more children are on it for hours and not outside. THey don't get Vitamin D and that can lead to many things.

But remember this is our times, we can't compare it to 60 years ago because that was back then, things change with the technology.

So Yes it is a good thing, and we shouldn't stop.

 

[Erienne]

Technology will only stop when we reach a singularity, aka the point in which nothing possible can be developed. When that point happens, no one knows.

 

[ThePokéman09]

^Erienne, I believe that is theoretically impossible. If we knew how to make or do anything, humans would be Gods, or at least transcend above the normal level of being.

Something like that could very well lead to yet a whole new universe of ideas and discoveries.

 

[Erienne]

I'm not sure if that would work, but I'm sure if we survive at one point we will make everything that can be made. Most people think that would be either when the universe ends, or when we become energy beings and can warp reality to our will.

 

[Farmermon]

i think we CAN"t stop it now... too many people are caught in the tech. age. however if we stopped with the tv and video games so much we could get them outside a bit more...

 

[striker]

First: One reason kids are so unhealthy is also due to the food they eat, which cant be blamed on technology *cough McD*

Second: Apparently, in reality their is more advance tech out their like with micro-soft but they are only slowly realising it into the market so maby that may be the case with other stuff like flying cars.

 

[Mrs. Lovett]

i think we CAN"t stop it now... too many people are caught in the tech. age. however if we stopped with the tv and video games so much we could get them outside a bit more...

People are caught up in the tech age because we're continuing to make all these fancy new gadgets to replace 'old' ones. Half the people I know dumped their CD player to embrace their new iPod. Pretty soon, CDs will be considered a thing of the past. But CDs are a classic part of music, and they contain extra features that a song bought on iTunes doesn't have. The point I'm trying to make is that we shouldn't let technology replace some of the classic, old things we have. Although it may be next to impossible to stop now, we should at least try to slow it down and only produce what we really need. Like medical equipment, for example. We should cut back on the production of things that we don't immediately need and focus on more important problems that can only be solved by higher and better technology.

First: One reason kids are so unhealthy is also due to the food they eat, which cant be blamed on technology *cough McD*

True, but technology definitely plays a big role. There's a difference between me eating a Big Mac then watching TV, or eating a Big Mac then playing in a tennis tournament.