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Advantages and Disadvantages of Technology
Advantages
The impact of technology on our lives, these days can simply, not be ignored. The 21st century is already being called as the era of science and technology.
Ease Of Access To Information
Information from all around the globe is widely available on the internet. Not only more news is available, but all such information is also straightforward to access.
Better Learning Techniques
Many software and electronic gadgets are introduced to help students with their education.
Better Communication
Instant messaging and sharing of photos and videos was never so easy before.
Medical Level
Technology can help treat more sick people and consequently save many lives and combat very harmful viruses and bacteria.
Improved Banking
Cryptocurrency has recently got viral because of its usefulness. No one would now have to wait in the long line of banks just for paying their utility bills.
Disadvantage
The impacts and developments of the new 20th Century technologies are not easy to assess, as they are still very much part of an ongoing process that may well only just be beginning
APA Advergize Staff. (2019, May 3). 10 Great Advantages of Technology for Modern Life. Retrieved October 23, 2019, from
https://advergize.com/edu/10-advantages-technology-modern-life/
Social Disconnect
There is an increasing tendency for people to socialize and communicate via digital devices rather than through real life contact.
Crime and Terrorism
Terrorists using social media to promote themselves and encourage others; drug dealers using the dark web to trade; pedophiles using chat rooms and other places to exchange photos, videos and other information
Anonymity and Fake Personas
Bullying, trolling, stalking, threatening, and insulting behavior have all increased dramatically with the rise of the internet. People assume fake personas for the purposes of scamming and defrauding.
Causes Distraction at Work
The use of social networks at work can cause so much distraction and it affects the productivity of employees.
Addiction
Social media, computer games, messaging, and dating websites can all be addictive.
APA Goodman, P. (2018, November 7). The Advantages and Disadvantages of Technology. Retrieved October 23, 2019, from
https://soapboxie.com/social-issues/The-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-technology
Goodman, P. (2019, February 15). 17 Disadvantages of Digital Technology. Retrieved October 23, 2019, from
https://turbofuture.com/misc/Disadvantages-of-Digital-Technology