Technology's Negative Impact on Society

Most people say that as time advances so does technology. These advances in technology come at a cost. While technology has been developing, types of technology have been slowly eroding many aspects of our society and how people conduct themselves in social situations. Technology has also led to a decline in education and how people, in particular, students, gain knowledge. On a broad scale technology has both assisted law enforcement and, at the same time, led to the creation of new types of crimes and how old crimes are committed. Finally, technology has had a negative impact on the physical build of people, particularly in the United States. Though technology has assisted society in many good ways, most advances come at a cost which is slowly rising. These costs have a negative impact on many aspects of everyday life. When we think of technology we think of computers, cellular phones, video games, the internet, and objects similar to these. In today’s society, the average American, under the age of 60 sees at least one of these objects each day. From the day these objects were introduced into modern society, they have made a major impact. What people disagree on is whether the impact is good or bad. “The majority of people without computers under age 60, like people with computers (% without computers,% with computers), tend to say that computers (76%, 89%) and the Internet (56%, 76%) are making life better for Americans” (NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School). While most people believe that technology impacts society in a good way, in reality, technology has a bad impact on society. Technology has been causing problems with the evolution of how people talk and interact with each other. Through the internet, people have found new ways of doing old activities such as shopping. “Americans jumped on deals and promotions offered online on Cyber-Monday, spending $1 billion and making it the busiest online shopping day ever, according to new data…It [Cyber-Monday] never

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