Who really knew how hard it would be to choose a technology to talk about?! Well after countless minutes of deliberation I’ve decided that it would only be fitting to choose the computer, seeing as it really is the only material I need to do this assignment at all! And really, can you think of another piece of technology that has been more influential in the past few decades than the computer? I can’t!
Now listing all the things that that a computer does to make life better would take forever, so I’ll just list a few:
1. The Internet; more information than any person really needs!
2. Word processing; time saver? Life saver!
3. Saving and backing up media; pictures, videos, music, documents all in one place!
4. Facebook; hours of entertainment!
But as Professor Lipton mentioned, all technologies have unintended consequences. Yes, yes, even the all mighty computer! But what are the consequences that go along with these purposes?
· The internet; inappropriate websites for kids (violence, sexuality, offensive material)
· Word processing; laziness... let’s face it this is being spell checked for me as I type
· Word processing: carpel tunnel syndrome, OWCH!
· Facebook: sexual predators, identity thefts, privacy infringements and over all creepers!
Personally I think the pros outweigh the cons and I couldn’t live without my computer... at least not as conveniently!
-Emily
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