9. Technology determines what is current, what is
“old”, and ultimately, what our children are
interested in (“Will Technology Destroy
Mankind”, 2007).
Children feel pressured by others to have the latest
piece of technology, and not to be caught having a
dated cell phone or MP3 player.
Many cases of bullying can result from issues
surrounding technology. For example, a student
being bulled for his interest in a certain video
game.
10. The day the cell phone was introduced to the public
was the day people stopped visiting their
parents, siblings, and friends, as they now could call
them on their personal phone instead.
Currently, people prefer to text their friends than
call them on their phones.
People are spending more time on social media
websites than they are interacting with other people
(Tate, 2011).
11. Along the same lines, the use of the cell phone is
certainlyaffecting current and future population’s
literacy skills.
“By 2008, over 4 trillion text messages were
being sent every year” (Holloway, n.d.).
People begin to apply their “text messaging
slang” (ex. cuz for because, or wat instead of
what) to their everyday lives, effectively ruining
their spelling skills (Holloway, n.d.).
12. With one of the most significant financial depressions
occurring recently in the United States, it’s apparent
that jobs are quickly disappearing from people of
society.
Why? One of the largest contributors to the loss of jobs
in North America, is due to the increase in technology.
People are loosing their jobs to machines, as machines
are a more economically viable solution for large
companies, as people cost more to employ than
machines, who basically do the same work
(Boyle, 2010).
For example, Service Jobs, like cashiers, are being fired
due to the installation of self-serve cash register
machines that do not require an attendant.
13. It’s no question that mankind’s interest in
advancing technology has had its effects on
our environment.
Our precious vehicles that we rely on each
day, are polluting the air we
breathe, destroying our much-needed ozone
layer, and putting millions of toxic chemicals
into our environment, affecting
humans, animals, plants, and all living things
on our planet (Gallicia,2011).
14. Technology has become a necessity in our
society within recent decades. The
advancements are coming quicker than people
can keep up with. By the time you save for the
latest cell phone, it will be dated within a couple
months when something new is introduced.
Technology is negatively affecting social
relationships, as well as social and literacy skills.
Technology is ruining our air, atmosphere, and
ultimately life on Earth.
The advancements in technology are detrimental
to our existence on Earth.
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