Sunday, February 10, 2008

Technology, who needs it?


Why in the world would we need computers, the internet, cell phones, etc.? Well the answer is simple. Without these innovations, we would not be where we are right now. Think about it, how many things are run by computers? A whole lot and some people just don’t realize how much easier our lives are with technology. You can browse the internet to shop or look up your favorite bands profile or even watch movies. However people like Doris Lessing, disagree. She says,

“We are in a fragmenting culture, where our certainties of even a few decades ago are questioned and where it is common for young men and women, who have had years of education, to know nothing of the world, to have read nothing, knowing only some speciality or other, for instance, computers”

I’m sorry Doris, but I am going to have to disagree with you. We are in a technological revolution and the more advances we can get the better. That is why we have moved on. I personally cannot even picture the world without technology. That is why I strongly believe that technology is the foundation of our being. Computers run things like stock market, hospitals, banks and even airports. The use of this technology helped us create an advanced society, where things can be done for you with the push of a button. Yes, I can see why some people rebel technology, because they did not have it during their childhood and are not used to it. But, its time to move on and accept change. Technology, we need it…


1 comment:

Kendra said...

You made a comment that I never really thought about. Well, I did, but it actually made me think of something else. You said how people are not used to the change in technology, so they don't accept it. Maybe it was the picture at the end of the post that caught my attention the most (very funny, by the way), but when you think about it, the history of all nations and cultures have included so many changes, technology as well as other types.

The fact that we are here today shows that people have adjusted to those changes, so with these new innovations today what should you do? I think it's obvious... ADJUST AGAIN! I agree that people need to adapt to new things even if they don't like it. These changes are going to keep occurring and if you can't handle it now, what are you going to do in the future?!