Technology

Technology: Help or Hindrance? According to the World Book Encyclopedia, “technology refers to the inventions-including tools, techniques and processes-that people make and use to survive and prosper.” The World Book Encyclopedia also states that “technology fits people’s needs and desires. Basically what people want.” (Reynolds 74) Technology provides the help this generation needs. Technology is a positive help towards society because communicating is a lot easier and tools/machines can increase to make life easier and more advanced. Communication is a must have in this generation. “New communication technologies, such as satellites, television, and the World Wide Web, allow people to see things thousands of miles away without ever leaving their homes,” World Book Encyclopedia states, meaning that no matter where people are or what people are doing, there is access to the whole world at peoples fingertips. (Reynolds 76) Most people think that communication is bad for the brain and for kids, but, thinking about it, communication and technology with the internet is actually a huge, positive, impact on our lives. Technology and communication allows the flexibility some people need to balance work and personal life. An executive in Toronto named Craig Wilson states that he can “take his children to a Linkin Park concert and be able to duck out to finish a task for a client in Australia, he says, ‘without disruption to my family commitment or my work commitment.’“ With family and work conflict, it’s easy to get caught to in one and forget about the other, but with technology, people can control and take care of both at the same time. “Given the widespread adoption of smartphones, text messaging, video calling and social media, today’s professionals mean it when they brag about staying connected to work 24/7.” (Meece 1) With all of the new communication technology, people are able to talk a lot easier and faster than a handwritten letter can be sent and received.