TECHNOLOGY:

danger or useful tool !?

An essay by
TEA GJEÇI

Technology is the application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of

human life or, as it is sometimes phrased, to the change and manipulation of
the human environment. Nowadays technology is life itself since we are
using it on every field of life to make it easier but not sure to say healthier.
So, dilemma stays in : Technology, a dangerous or usefol tool? For me, both
alternatives are acceptable but I think that technology can often become very
dangerous for humanity. To explain the reason for my opinion, I will explore
this issue from the viewpoint of a student and a world citizen.

Day by day, technology is separating people from direct communication,

making contact between them easier on the one hand, but damaging human
functions on the other. through "online" communication, everyday language
loses it's value. People without realizing it will forget writing on their mother
language, while future generations may not be familiar with it at all but will
enter directly into the virtual world. This will not only lead to an increase in
illiteracy, but I firmly believe that if people will allow technology to go beyond
their spaces, we may have an increase in the phenomenon of dyslexia in
children and adults, which will turn into a disease of "free society".

The main purpose of technology is to adapt humans to a more comfortable

life and let's say with more things ready, without the need to get tired. AI,
known as artificial intelligence today, is managing to penetrate deep into
human life, turning into a manipulative weapon. Technology many times, as
in this case, can be used for malicious purposes of a political nature that lead
to war or social collapse, the end in a world where people are merging with
robots, someone must dominate and now that the reins of life are in the
hands of technological development, the priority does not belong to humans.
The use of technology as an object of manipulation today still appears in
simple and subtle forms, but again brings dilemmas and problems to people
who are "victims" of misinformation.

All in all, using technology is not always in your advantage because

sometimes it can be a dangerous tool for all society. What we should do is to
keep it in control and to be able not to fail because of wrong information.

"Technology is a useful servant but a

dangerous master."
WRITING | OPINION ESSAY ~Christian Lous Lange ~