Wow, Technology is Growing!

I am going to talk briefly about technology and its growing influence on today’s society. So over the past 40 years or so technology has been increasing in popularity and dependence. Today's best technology includes devices such as the internet, mobile phones, for example the BlackBerry and the iPhone, Sky+ etc. For the average person’s daily life in our world, both work and personal space, one would be lost without several devices that we use in order to peruse our daily routine. The big question I suppose is could we live without technology? The use of technology comes almost second nature to us folks and I know that I for one would be lost without it!

I suppose over the past years that yes our generation have become, as you say “Digital natives”. In a way that we have been almost custom-made to work and interact with this modern technology. I myself find it incredibly easy and thrilling to try out and find myself perfectly capable to work the latest gadgets, sometimes with the manual but mostly not.

I do find this incredible just how much more advanced the children of today are when it comes to technology. I have heard several different stories and have saw with my own eyes how simplistic today’s generation of children as young as the age of two for example make technology look. They seem to be able to do all sorts of things such as play video games, play on iPhones and so on. It was pointed out in our lectures that there is this all new virtual world happening, and I truly do believe this!

Throughout the years, firstly it was a novelty to have a computer, only those who truly needed a computer or those who of course could afford a computer or laptop. This has most defiantly changed whereas in our virtual world today, without access to a computer some things may be considered impossible! People don’t even have to leave the house to get the basic necessities such as grocery shopping, clothes shopping, gadget shopping and best of all even education.

This brings me to my next point, that our social life now indeed has a more virtual way of working. Due to technology we have lost the sense of visiting to one another and the good old pen and paper. Indeed phone calls, video calls, instant messaging and social network sites are a quicker and efficient way of reaching one another. Another question on the end of the stick occurs, is all of our confidential information safe? Do we share too much with computers and technology is there too much to risk. It is old news that social networking sites may not be the safest of websites, take facebook for example. Some individuals using these sites may be vulnerable and others use these sights as a form of bullying. Yes there is always a danger of internet websites, we may get caught up and have this virtual world created in our heads. We can never be too careful with the on goings that happens on social network sites. Is this growing and constantly changing technology good or bad for our society? Some say good and others bad. It is out of our arms reach today to say so.