POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORLD - TECHNOLOGY - 2024

The positive and negative aspects of technology in the world are clearly appreciated in today's society. For example, technology provides ease of access to different forms of communication, but at the same time it can generate a violation of privacy as a consequence of its use.

From the first second of existence, human beings have struggled to innovate with the aim of changing their environment to meet their needs more and more. In the search to transform the world, technology emerged as a tool to improve the quality of life of man and face problems in a more efficient way.

Undoubtedly, the appearance of the Internet in the mid-1990s created a before and after in the globalization process, since it opened up many possibilities.

Then, with the invention of the computer, the dissemination of information completely changed business relationships. Later, with the creation of smart phones, there was an evolution in relation to ease of communication, altering interpersonal interaction.

Day after day there are new inventions that materialize in devices, tools and applications that help man with his daily tasks. However, scientists and specialists say that the technology has both advantages and disadvantages.

Main advantages of using technology

Ease of communication

The ability to communicate with different people in the world in real time is one of the most significant advantages of technology.

Previously, the communication channels par excellence was the fixed telephone network through lines and the mail service.

Now various applications allow the interaction of people anywhere in the world in an easy, practical and economical way.

This modification has even impacted the way of working, since sometimes only one person is needed behind a computer following instructions electronically, thus eliminating almost any face-to-face communication.

Access to information

Another benefit of the advancement of technology is access to information. Thanks to Internet search engines, you can find any text of original content written anywhere on Earth.

Previously, the tool to investigate data par excellence was the computer, but with the incorporation of smartphones, consuming articles available on the web is done at any time and occasion.

According to information based on data from the International Telecommunication Union, the World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division, at the end of January 2018 there were more than three billion Internet users in the world.

There are also more than 1 billion websites full of information, which thanks to technology are available to more than 7 thousand 450 million people who live on the planet. The continent that will grow the most in users in the next decade is Africa.

Improves quality of life

Technology has undoubtedly put man's creativity and ingenuity to the test. Every day there are new inventions of gadgets and devices that can help improve the quality of life of the population.

Thanks to this need, tools have been invented that improve fundamental aspects, such as health, industry and commerce.

In the case of medicine, the detection and cure of diseases made significant advances. Artificial intelligence will help in disease diagnoses.

In recent years, new vaccines and treatments have been created for diseases that seemed incurable decades ago.

In the field of industry and commerce, the implementation of technological tools optimized processes, which encourages economic production, lowers costs and takes business relationships further and further.

Improve the quality of education

Education is also an area that benefited from technology. By having broad access to information, learning and teaching models changed.

Teachers and researchers have developed new pedagogical methods based on the advantages offered by new devices.

Also, and although it seems redundant, the same technology encourages the creation of more and better technology.

The birth of social networks

In the field of communication technology, the emergence of social networks has been very beneficial for several reasons.

First, it fosters connection between people in a faster and more direct way. In addition, it has become the space to generate interaction between friends and also between businessmen and clients.

The amount of information voluntarily offered by users of social networks is very useful for product and service providers to be able to create initiatives and proposals that are increasingly adapted to users.

Main disadvantages of using technology

Environmental pollution

Although globalization has brought great advantages such as the optimization of production, the increase in pollution and the abuse of natural resources are effects that concern part of society.

The great challenge is to create ways to eliminate these negative impacts and reduce the risks to the Earth. The move from non-renewable to renewable energy will be the most important aspect to prevent the advance of pollution.

Dependence and disorders

The incorporation of electronic devices has modified certain behaviors in the individual and, therefore, in society.

Currently, sociologists and social psychologists have denounced the change in some values ​​and behaviors within different cultures, due to the dependence that people generate on computers, smartphones and tablets.

This situation generated disorders such as cyber addiction, addiction to social networks or video games.

There are also unfavorable physical conditions that have increased thanks to the use of technology. This is the case of carpal tunnel syndrome, the so-called "blackberry finger" and cervical lesions.

Violation of personal and social security

There are those who claim that browsing the web involves risks. Experts indicate that connecting to unknown open Wi-Fi networks means that anyone could access the data you have entered while browsing.

Likewise, specialists criticize the publication of photos on social networks, throwing data on where and with whom you are.

Studies affirm that criminals review the accounts of their possible victims to know their daily lives and deal with them more easily.

While technology brings enormous benefits, users must think and recognize the limits of this tool. Sometimes due to carelessness, carelessness or too much confidence the risks that this includes are obviated.

Decrease in jobs

In some areas it is possible that technological advances favor companies by generating greater efficiency in carrying out their processes, but at the same time they can be unfavorable for workers, who may lose their jobs.

This issue is quite controversial. Ideally, it is possible to find a balance point that allows increasing efficient productivity in a company and, at the same time, recognizing the work of the human being within it.

In the coming years, artificial intelligence and robots will eliminate millions of jobs, and it may take a few years to create others.

Weakening of some skills

There are very useful tools that save time and generate much more optimal results, but in some cases these tools can contribute to not promoting creativity and intelligence, especially in the youngest.

For example, a calculator is very useful, but when it is used to perform simple operations that can be done without the use of any tool, it is fostering "mental laziness", which can lead to impaired learning.

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