Technology has made a huge impact in our daily lives and for the better. Technology has changed how we go about our daily lives, it has changed the face of war, business, entertainment and security to name a few of the big ones. The biggest one that I think affects everyone is the entertainment industry. Technology has provided us with cool gadgets like the Itouch, laptops, Bluetooth, OnStar, cellphones, Facebook, 4G networking, mobile uploading, GPS, wireless internet and Xbox Live. In our day and time you don't even have to leave your home to watch movies (NetFlix), pay bills (Internet), talk to people around the world (cell phones), buy food (Domino's.com), listen to music (Itunes) or interact with people around the world (Xbox Live). You can even work from home now. But at the same time it's not without it's short comings.
Referring to the current war on terror everyone has seen or heard of the horrible be headings that radical Muslims like to post on the world wide web. Kids in school are secluding themselves with the famous Ipod and not coming out of their shells. Everyone remembers the Columbine shootings, what a lot of people don't know is that some teenagers actually made an online video game out of it, using the real names of the people who were murdered, all this in the name of "entertainment." It's just sickening if you ask me.
You see this is the biggest problem in our society today, anything can be used for regrettable purposes now days. People will find ways to use technology for their own benefit now. Sadly there is nothing that anyone can do about it. But that doesn't mean that we should stop using technology or we should destroy it or get rid of it.
Technology is a wonderful thing, people are doing great things with it for the benefit of others. For instance in the health field they are using automated services to answer questions that are commonly asked. This allows for almost no wait time at all, rather than waiting twenty to thirty minutes to talk to an associate. It makes our lives easier and it allows for a more productive day. People just need to learn how to use it sparingly and for the right things. Posting be headings and crawling inside of your Ipod are not productive or entertaining. Technology is a great thing and is very entertaining, just use it with the right mind set.
