Technology In America

Technology is improving and advancing rapidly every day. New inventions and ideas are thought of and produced so quickly that new versions of a certain technology are proved outdated within months of their release. Our lives have been made simpler with devices such as GPS, advanced medical equipment and smart phones that can do almost anything it is told to do. However, nothing really compares to the introduction and growth of the Internet. The Internet has had the largest effect on life in this country. It connects humans to each other in various ways all over the world, as well as providing outlets for ideas and creativity to grow and become something profitable. Having connection to the internet is like having the world at my fingertips. Possibilities and opportunities are limitless. Life in America today is vastly different than that of as little as 20 years ago. In America 20 years ago, if I lived halfway across the country while my family was in another state thousands of
miles away, I may get a call on a landline every now and then or a holiday visit. In America today, with Internet access I am able to see their faces immediately through applications like Skype, a video chatting platform that’s available on laptops and cell phones. While technology grows every day, these types of applications aren’t available to us yet without the help of the Internet. The Internet is also a giant job hub.
Today’s generation, “The Millennials”, who have grown up alongside the Internet and watched it become what it is today have discovered that not only is it a boredom outlet, but also an idea outlet. The Internet allows me to pitch ideas anywhere there is an online community who will listen. Whether the idea is liked or not, often times if it picks up wind, it spreads like wildfire. Not only on the website it is posted on, but in many places, many times, becoming “viral”. People from all over the world can join in, adding their thoughts and ideas to make it something great or to tear something down. It is a very powerful platform, both good and bad and has the potential to make a person – in both a positive and negative sense. It has allowed for the people who wish to divert from the more traditional way of finding and building a career to express their creativity with likeminded others from America and around the world to build something
incredible. With the invention and growth of the Internet, our lives have been made simpler and more creative. It has connected and reconnect us with old friends, new friends, family members and loved ones even when we are not in the same state. It has led wonderful ideas to be sculpted by multiple creators collaborating, to flourish into fruition and become a major business or something everyone now has that they never knew they needed until it was here; until someone had the opportunity to share their idea with the world. America and the world has endless opportunity with the immeasurable amount of things to be seen, discovered, invented and improved because of the Internet. With the Internet having the largest effect on this country, as long as it continues to grow, the technology around us is going to continue to become more advanced.