Technology has helped humanity immensely. The World Wide Web, launched in 1990, provided information from hundreds of different sources at the touch of a finger. It connected the world in ways that were unimaginable only a decade before. After the web was invented technology ballooned out and started manifesting in even more incredible forms. Within a decade we could call, email, websurf, and text from a single device. Now one decade later there is easily accesible technology that allows us to video call with people halfway around the world for, say, five dollars a month.
Technology has debatably improved these three areas of life the most: productivity, connectivity, and amount of effort needed.
Technology has essentially brought your work space to your pocket. You do not have to be in a certain place to correspond with colleagues or answer and email. You can reach any person at almost any point of the day by various means of communication. This increases productivity, because there is never and excuse or time for not working. Also an additional plus is that work hours are extended, but you still have free time and can work from your home.
Technology also helped connectivity. Where once it took weeks to deliver a letter now you can text or call someone and be speaking with them in a matter of seconds. If a company has foreign correspondents you need only log onto your computer and you can access them free of charge.
Above all I believe technology has helped with the ease of which we can accomplish things now. There are thousands of apps and websites on smart phones and computers that help with everything from filing, to finding the nearest Starbucks. In the course of a decade technology has eliminated the hindrance of many everyday, time consuming activities. Maps for example, there is really no need to carry them anymore if you own an iPhone. They will direct you in great detail, on the shortest route possible to your destination. The same applies to tipping at restaurants, taxes, etc. Basic things that we once had to do ourselves are now done by our best friend. The smartphone.
In essence technology has made humans faster, more efficient, more connected, and (I believe) lazier.
http://hcdesk.com/blog/pros-and-cons-of-technology/
Technology has essentially brought your work space to your pocket. You do not have to be in a certain place to correspond with colleagues or answer and email. You can reach any person at almost any point of the day by various means of communication. This increases productivity, because there is never and excuse or time for not working. Also an additional plus is that work hours are extended, but you still have free time and can work from your home.
Technology also helped connectivity. Where once it took weeks to deliver a letter now you can text or call someone and be speaking with them in a matter of seconds. If a company has foreign correspondents you need only log onto your computer and you can access them free of charge.
Above all I believe technology has helped with the ease of which we can accomplish things now. There are thousands of apps and websites on smart phones and computers that help with everything from filing, to finding the nearest Starbucks. In the course of a decade technology has eliminated the hindrance of many everyday, time consuming activities. Maps for example, there is really no need to carry them anymore if you own an iPhone. They will direct you in great detail, on the shortest route possible to your destination. The same applies to tipping at restaurants, taxes, etc. Basic things that we once had to do ourselves are now done by our best friend. The smartphone.
In essence technology has made humans faster, more efficient, more connected, and (I believe) lazier.
http://hcdesk.com/blog/pros-and-cons-of-technology/
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