Thursday, February 28, 2008
New Technology- A Threat or a Promise?Would you consider new technology something that will improve out daily lifestyle, or problems that you will handle in the future? Most people, who prefer to live in luxury, will embrace with open arms that new technology to improve their daily lives, but careful thinkers will ponder over the negative result before making a choice. Over thousands of years, humans have evolved from less intelligent species of animals. Intellectual ability of humans is always expanding. New ideas being to formulate and an invention is a success. Yes, technology improved our lifestyle, but has anyone bothered to dig inside to find out the negative effects of technology?
Technology is many things to us. Well-off people would say luxury, while middle class people would say a new way of life. I would say that it helps me cope with my studies and work more efficiently than before. Technology is an important necessity for many people. Practically everyone in the world is dependant on technology to improve their way of living. It has helped us to do numerous experiments that people thought was impossible, proven that some impossible are made possible, find cure in the midst of plague and many more miracles. Science produces countless numbers of miracles that has shaped the world as you would see. Without it, we cannot continue our daily live properly.
However, certain things have side effects. Technology has brought us really far. Along the trail, we have also brought destruction with us. We live in luxury, and certainly none of us are complacent. There are prices to pay when we use them. Air-conditioners, they use up a lot of electricity to produce cold air to suit our needs. Yet, we use them regularly, using up lots of electricity. Electricity requires burning of coal to be made. The Earth’s supply is running dry and prices are shooting up. Burning coal will emit carbon dioxide, which will be trapped within the atmosphere, thus heating up the Earth. Many people care more about their economy and wealth rather than the importance of the environment.
I would consider technology more of a threat than a promise. Yes, it may bring us luxury and peace, but it would not bring happiness to the Earth, and generations that will suffer the effects of the actions. We wouldn’t want our generation and future generations to suffer badly. Therefore, we should start to take action and forestall global warming!