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Running Head: TECHNOLOGY AND MANKIND

TECHNOLOGY AND MANKIND

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Our daily life revolves around technology and computers. Technology has changed over
years and has influenced how we interact, live, travel, learn, and associate. Communication has
been enhanced through mobile phones, digital media and various internet platforms; this has
enabled business and humans save time and cost of production. I do believe humanity has
depended too much on technology and computers.
The high-speed internet connectivity through 3G/4G has enabled small businesses to
reach wider target markets with the less operational cost through such tools as internet
marketing. Vehicles have improved on to ease transport. Computers have made storage and
retrieval of data much simpler and faster. This advancement in technology has enabled human
beings save time.
Improved quality of life has been attributed to advancement in technology. State of art
machines which can enable early disease detection and prevention, and new treatments have
been realized. Improved production levels in industries have been achieved through the
automated systems making production faster, and efficient.
In contrast with its benefits, many problems associated with the new technology have
emerged. Computers have replaced human labour and rendered people jobless. The introduction
of digital media has replaced the human touch. With technology, comes the moral and ethical
issue such as cyber-crimes, pornography materials as well as internet security.
In conclusion, great deals of people have blamed technology to the weakness of the
human race. People have become over-dependent on technology and its use for performing even
the simple tasks. The human input is much more important since it provides the emotional aspect

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and human touch that cannot be experienced through machines. We need be concerned about the
negative effects and implications otherwise we might end up with more problems than solutions.

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