Technology

Technology has changed the way we are living today. Even the way we approach people and the way we talk has changed. Imagine a time when we did not have computers. Most of us relied on faxes and pagers and there was nothing like a mobile phone.Gone are those days when people used to communicate by sending faxes. Of course, we do send faxes if there is a problem with internet and emails but forwarding a simple email has made work much faster.
Now technology has made everything easier. If you need something on the Net, everything is available at a click of a button. You could even do your shopping online.
Technology exists all around us and it is difficult to fathom the very idea of living without it because a lot of the things we own in our homes and use in our everyday lives would simply cease to exist.
The ways we communicate through technology have really evolved in the last few years. First, there were cell phones, then came chat forums, instant messaging, and email through the internet. Nowadays, anyone can keep their family, friends, co-workers informed of the daily goings-on in their life, regardless of where these people are in the world, through social networking sites, such as MySpace and Facebook.
On special occasions or festivals you don’t have to send letters by post any more as mobile phones are all around so sending an SMS is faster and more reliable.
Can you imagine living life without any form of transportation at all? The only transportation you could use was your own two feet. Nothing else. And the shoes that cover your feet wouldn’t be the attractive sneakers being pumped out by the second at a nearby factory. They would be made by hand out of the hides of animals, much like moccasins!
Some would argue that not having all the advancements from technology would produce a more utopian society. Whether or not technology has contributed to the decline of society remains to be debated, but one thing you cannot argue against that it has made the quality of living for anyone using technology much better.
Although it has improved the overall quality of life, the fact remains that technology has also affected the way people interact with one another and the way they view themselves.
Like anything else in this world, there is a good and a bad side to technology, but it is up to you to determine how it will play out in your life. Will you let it affect your life adversely, or would you reap from the benefits, all the while keeping a sense of balance?
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