Technology: Friend or Foe?

 There is no doubt that technology has taken a hold to our modern day lives. We have been so consumed with the latest gadget trends that we are isolating face to face interaction more and more. Many questions have aroused with thoughts that humanity has been ruined by modern advances in technology, while others have the notion that technology brings great innovation. I personally don’t believe that technology plays so much a part in the decline of ethics of humanity as mere human beings do, rather it contributes to the dummying down of our civilization. We have seen an increase in some of the degeneration of intelligence it can cause through texting and emailing. Words have become abbreviated turning them into slang, the use for commas to separate fragments and conjunctions are rare, and we hardly ever use a period to end our sentences, which makes our language arts skills go down the drain. Several people will argue that before all of these complexities we had a simple lifestyle and managed to sustain our existence pretty well. I can definitely see a valid point in that regard because as of now our earth is being destroyed by these luxuries. This raises a serious concern for not only humanity, but the environment. Although computers and cell phones are not the only form of technology that cause an awareness of global economics, our human aptitude is being questioned because of them. Many fear doomsday scenarios because of the technology we have adapted. For example nanotechnology. Is this going to bring about great innovation or will it be to our demise? Dealing with such a capability only poses the question, what if it gets in the wrong hands? We can look at these types of ideals two ways…is this going to make us more prevalent and succeed our predecessors or will it further damage our survival? As a whole I don’t believe technology should be considered a negative, but to allow it to continue to rule our perspectives on living and influence the way we are able to manage is of major trepidation. I mean come on lots of individuals make a living off of forming new ways of curing diseases, building bigger and better ways to develop new means of travel, as well as industries being built to emphasize the productivity of the world, but are we doing too much? Some would rather going back to the days of things being uncomplicated, living off of the land and making a means out of pure earthly resources. We must understand though that there is a such thing as evolution. Even technology has to evolve because it’s true essence is the gradual process of which something changes into a different or better form and as a nation we must progress. The popluation has almost become too much for the earth to handle as it is and pretty soon at this rate we really will be finding ways of living on the ocean. It’s ironic, we are getting all riled up, but in actuality we are NOT the most technologically advanced civilization. Two immediately come to mind when I think of being further advanced; the Mayans and the Egyptians. In essence the true point comes down to whether or not people are going to be resposible with the technology they have or are we as a whole going to abuse it. Ultimately, it’s up to the people that will accept technology’s positives to utilize them effectively. As for the others…well it’s kind of hard to lead a horse to water and make him drink, but hopefully the future will not be like the movies where we have flying cars and robots as housekeepers. It is very desirable to have peace and tranquilty while are short time is passed here on earth. So I urge those who have to have the latest and greatest gadget to be mindful of the treacherous outcome we could face if technology was to run rampid. ~Khayrullah