Technology: Mobile Phone and Rapid Technological Change

Rapid technological change has shaped the world we live in today. Far from having a positive influence, living in a hi-tech world dependent on computers and mobile devices has distanced us from what is really important in life. How far do you agree?
Rapid technological change has shaped the world we live in today. With advancing technology, there has been a significant progress in many aspects of our lives. But some people hold belief that the disadvantages of living dependently on high-tech devices outweigh the advantages of its. Technology has distanced us far from what is really important in our lives. Basically, this is what comes into my mind about this issue.

To begin with, the fact that modern technology has made life easier and safer can not be denied. Around the globe, people can quickly reach huge sources of information in very short time. However, the way people keep their eyes in front of computers or devices for searching information is considered as a waste of time. Video games makes children turn away from their learning and practicing outdoor activities. Student at university or college spend their leisure time on surfing the internet and listening to music by computers or mobile phones instead of joining volunteer programs as they did before. Workers who spend part of their office hours in non-work related online activities are undoubtedly dragging down the workplace productivity. Traditionally speaking, time does not wait for anyone. It seems that living dependently on high-tech makes us forget about time value.

To move on with the second point, technology actually has a bad influence on our health. Recently, there has been a sharply increase of near sighted people. Keeping eyes in front of the screens all the time makes students short-sighted seriously, which strongly affects their learning at university. Some people admit that they get some illnesses related to brain because of using devices too much. Medical experts say that mobile phone radiation directly influences on our brain. However, it is hard to find someone who has no mobile phone by himself nowadays. Spending all day using high-tech devices makes us lazy and inactive, which is responsible for many diseases. There are muscle complaints such as pain in back, neck, and shoulder. The more we close high-tech world, the more we distant from healthy life.

The last point from my view, innovations in information technology have led to a decrease in social activities and relations in people’s lives. Generally, people in the modern world do not feel exciting with outdoor activities. The fact that there are more and more people stay indoors and enjoy online activities. The so-called internet addition is not a strange term in our today’s society. Internet users may enjoy aspects of the Internet that allow them to meet, socialize, and exchange ideas through the use of chat rooms, social networking websites, or virtual communities. People also prefer talking by cell phone as it is the quickest and easiest way to communicate. Face-to-face communication is not a popular way to have a relationship with someone.

To sum up, it seems that technology has taken so much from our lives instead of having a positive influence. People in high-tech world need to find out the way to become a master, not a slave of technology.