TEchnology: Bane or Boon
TECHNOLOGY: Boon or Bane
Nowadays, one cannot live without using technology in one way or the other. Even daily activities require one to operate a simple machine like a cellphone, gas stove , a refrigerator, a TV, a DVD player and a computer.
It is impractical not to avail the use of these technological advances just because we want to keep things simple or are just plainly ignorant about their use.
I remember back in high school, when Betamax players were new in the market and every home got one. My mom always asked us, children, to operate it, because she had a hard time remembering how to do it. Until, the VHS came, then the CD, the DVD and now the media player. To keep up-to-date, one needs to be open to new things and willing to learn them
It is important to remember that technology is a TOOL. IT is not the end-all. Knowing how to operate each and every technology is not the goal. For it to be significant, let us keep in mind that it is a means to an end.
By itself, technology is neither good or bad. It becomes good or bad depending on the purpose of the user. For example, a media player can be used to watch pornographic films or inspiring, educational ones. In the former, obviously it is detrimental. But in the latter, it is beneficial.
So, is technology a boon or bane?
Older people may think it is bane because they got used to living without it and they got along just fine. Before my son gave me an IPAD 2, I don’t have a desire for it nor do I understand why a lot of people are buying one inspite of the price. I could get by without it. And I was of the opinion that everybody else could get by without it. But now that I have one and discovered its many features, I appreciate its uses and there is not a day that I don’t open it. It is very useful.
Older people may also think it is complicated and stressful to learn. So for most of them, it is a burden. This is a downside but the upsides more than make up for it.
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Nowadays, one cannot live without using technology in one way or the other. Even daily activities require one to operate a simple machine like a cellphone, gas stove , a refrigerator, a TV, a DVD player and a computer.
It is impractical not to avail the use of these technological advances just because we want to keep things simple or are just plainly ignorant about their use.
I remember back in high school, when Betamax players were new in the market and every home got one. My mom always asked us, children, to operate it, because she had a hard time remembering how to do it. Until, the VHS came, then the CD, the DVD and now the media player. To keep up-to-date, one needs to be open to new things and willing to learn them
It is important to remember that technology is a TOOL. IT is not the end-all. Knowing how to operate each and every technology is not the goal. For it to be significant, let us keep in mind that it is a means to an end.
By itself, technology is neither good or bad. It becomes good or bad depending on the purpose of the user. For example, a media player can be used to watch pornographic films or inspiring, educational ones. In the former, obviously it is detrimental. But in the latter, it is beneficial.
So, is technology a boon or bane?
Older people may think it is bane because they got used to living without it and they got along just fine. Before my son gave me an IPAD 2, I don’t have a desire for it nor do I understand why a lot of people are buying one inspite of the price. I could get by without it. And I was of the opinion that everybody else could get by without it. But now that I have one and discovered its many features, I appreciate its uses and there is not a day that I don’t open it. It is very useful.
Older people may also think it is complicated and stressful to learn. So for most of them, it is a burden. This is a downside but the upsides more than make up for it.
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