From the above news, impacts of technology in modern life, it is our responsibility to use technology to improve our lives but we also have to make sure that we preserve our society and environment, if we don’t control the usage of technology, we shall end up harming both the society and environment. The digital worlds that we live in today are the result of many innovations and technology advances.
All of these things contribute to the changing of the world from what it was before. It seems that ‘digital’ is used to explain so many things that the word is almost meaningless. How to define digital:
Digital represents a way of living and working where technology is used to enhance our goals, needs, objectives and desires. In practical terms it encompasses:
- The virtual world - the World Wide Web, the applications, the software, the content
- The devices we use - computer, laptop, tablet, and mobile, digital watch, TV, radio, etc.
- Our behaviour and needs - the reasons why we use these things and the opportunities it provides
- The connectivity that joins these things (and people) together - Network, Wi-Fi, broadband, 3G
Advantages of Living in Digital Life
This new era of digital innovation that promises a better future sounds good to everyone. The benefits and results are seen everywhere around the world such as:
- Easy access to information - It has become very easy to get access to relevant information at any time anywhere. This has been possible because of modern technologies like broadband internet. Lots of data is being published and indexed online, sites like Wikipedia and YouTube have great original content which can be used in research or entertainment. Information is power, and those who find information and use it well always succeed. With smart gadgets like the iPad, iPhone, Galaxy tablet, users can easily have access to information through these smart gadgets because they use internet. So a user on a train can easily read breaking news while travelling, they can also buy and sell stocks while in the bedroom using the internet. These smart gadgets make it easy to access internet and this simplifies the way we get information.
- Encourages innovation and creativity – Since technology is challenging, it sparks the brain to work to its full potential. In the past, it used to be very difficult to start a business, one had to have lots of capital and they even had limited access to business information. Today, it is very easy to start a business while at home. For example, creative developers post projects seeking for funding from the community, this helps them generate lots of cash for their good ideas which latter leads to creation of new Jobs. The other creative works which have been facilitated by modern technology include Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, etc.
- Improved communication - Communication is like water to life. We cannot develop without communication. Modern technology has blessed us with advanced communication technology tools. These can include e-fax machines, electronic mail, mobile phones, videoconferencing, instant text messaging applications, social networking applications. All these modern communication technology tools have simplified the way humans and businesses communicate. We can easily talk to our relative oversees using a mobile phone or video chatting services like Skype.
- Efficiency and productivity - Modern technology has helped businesses increase production. Humans are slow and sometimes they fail to deliver on time. So many businesses have integrated modern technology in their production line, most of the hard work has become so simple and the results are better than those of humans. Let’s look at a farmer who uses modern technology right from the day of preparing the farm land to the day of harvesting. They save a lot of time and money during this process
Disadvantages of Digital Life
It all sounds great, but there are still plenty of downsides. It seems like every other day the news is reporting cyber-crimes as criminals begin to take advantage of our technology dependence. People have their credit card numbers stolen and businesses have their information hacked or computer systems disabled.
- Increased loneliness – Social Isolation is on the increase, people are spending more time playing video games, learning how to use new modern technologies, using social networks and they neglect their real life. Technology has replaced our old way of interacting. If a user can easily interact with 100 friends online, they will feel no need to going out to make real friends which at a later stage leads to loneliness.
- Job loss - Modern technology has replaced many humans; robots are doing of the jobs which used to be done by humans. Many packing firms have employed robots on production lines to increase on production and efficiency, this is good news for businesses because it helps them make more money and serve customers in time, but it is bad news to employees because they get replaced by a robot.
- Competency - Increased dependency on modern tools like calculators has reduced on our creativity. You can find a student when they can solve a very simple mathematical equation without using a calculator. This affects the way this student uses their brains and reduces on the level of creativity.
- World destruction weapons - Modern technology has been the main aid in the increasing and endless wars. It aids the manufacturing of modern war weapons which will require testing. So when these weapons get into the hands of criminals, they will use them for their selfish reasons.
Conclusion
Now that we have seen some of the impacts of technology in modern life, it is our responsibility to use technology to improve our lives but we also have to make sure that we preserve our society and environment, if we don't control the usage of technology, we shall end up harming both the society and environment. Then for those seeking for jobs, I advise you to acquire different technological skills, make sure that you can create or invent something new using these new technological skills, being employed is just a step most of us have taken, but it does not guarantee financial security, you can use technology to create a small business.
Source of: Karehka Ramey; http://www.useoftechnology.com/modern-technology-advantages-disadvantages/
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