Technology Evolution

Technology has always been one of the most used sources humankind has to offer.Technology offers users multiple advantages such as immediate access to a incredible wide source of information. Yet, technology can’t be reliable as we thought. Not just because of the incredible amount of inaccurate information and unreliable resources the internet contains, It’s how technology revolutionized society. Which is why I’m not as dependent to technology as to most people. “ Our ability to interpret text, to make the rich mental connections that form when we read deeply without distraction” (Wu 2) We are living in a generation where it’s difficult to mentally absorb what we read and formed a habit to “skim read”. We live in a generation when once research required a matter of days to acquire. As of now it can be done in a matter of minutes due to society's continuing growing advanced technology. In a traditional sense, browsing through titles, skimming through texts has become habit-forming for society that this generation has become “mentally lazy”. It seems like nowadays society doesn’t absorb what we read and get easily distracted. However, even though technology can have its advantages such as immediate access. “ The advantages to having immediate access to such an incredible rich store of information are many” Yet, this doesn’t mean what we read on the internet is simply the truth. There of various amounts of inaccurate sources, articles, and information on the internet that it’s difficult to determine what’s accurate and what’s not (Carr 1).

Technology is mentally and physically making us lazy. With the power of advanced technology, we do less work than we have to before technology became so advanced. Research required days in the library to do. As of now it can be done within a couple of minutes. Most of us used house phones, and now we have cell phones and don’t have to wait to get home to check if we received missed calls. In the early 2000’s Microsoft, and Google were getting popular. As of now, Microsoft and Google have become the most reliable resources for education.

Technology has improved our lives for years. Many of it’s greatest invention have become one of our most reliable sources yet. The first wheel turned into the first car that help us transport easily and faster. When the first computer was created, many softwares were created to help do research, look up information,etc. However, throughout the years, we have become so dependent on technology that we have become lazy.

In this generation many young kids now communicate through Facebook, Instagram, etc. It’s like any of us don’t know how to communicate anymore. You see more people on their phone, than a book in their hands. Technology has and always will be a part of society and will continue to grow. Yet, most of us don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing since a various amount of people are already mentally and physically lazy due to the advanced technology.

Technology can be beneficial , yet mostly has disadvantages. It makes this generation more dependent than ever before. Society needs to learn that we can’t always rely on technology. How are our future children going to grow? Our children will grow into a generation in taking selfies, interacting only through social media, and not leaving the house because owe have HD flat screen televisions. The existence of technology is extremely beneficial and don’t mind if it continues to grow. Yet, we as a generation need to learn not to rely on it as much and learn how to become more independent.