Technology: Friend or Foe?

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• Technology is nothing. What's

important is that you have a faith in
people, that they're basically good and
smart, and if you give them tools,
they'll do wonderful things with them.
• Steve Jobs

A Quote to remember…
 • The world is globalized and we are
living in an era of advanced
technology.
• Whether you like it or not, every
part of our daily life is related to
technology in one-way or another.
• When compared with olden days,
we look around and say that there
is no doubt that we have better
facilities and even better luxuries
with the help of increased
technology.
• The development of technology is
not confined to any one sector and
all the industries and different
sectors of society are developing
new technologies according to
Technology: Friend or Foe? their needs and requirements all
the time.
 • Is the increase in technology
having a positive or negative
effect on our lives?
• The answer is a bit the
same.

Question:
 • Thanks to technological
progress humans live longer
and much more comfortable
lives.
• The medical advancements
have helped us develop
vaccines and treatment for
diseases which were
previously lethal.
• Giving birth is not as
dangerous as it used to be.
• Technological progress has
allowed us to develop new
techniques for diagnosis and
mitigation of diseases and
other conditions.
• Scientific research has
improved our understanding
Pros of technological progress of nutrition and contributed to
healthier lifestyles.
 • Technology has allowed
humans to travel faster and
trade goods all over the
world.
• Crossing the Atlantic was
historically an adventure
that would take weeks.
• Now in just a few hours you
can travel from Tacloban to
Manila or Cebu.
• Thanks to technology we
can have holidays in remote
locations and capture these
moments through pictures.
• We can now buy and
Pros of technological progress consume goods produced
far away.
 • Without technology we would still
be nomads hunting and gathering
fruits and vegetables.
• Industrial societies rely heavily on
technological progress, but the
reality is that they are fast
becoming technological societies.
• We can feed a fast growing world
population thanks to the
continuous innovation in
production techniques.
• New inventions help foster the
production, storage, treatment
and transportation of goods.
• Societies which invest in research
and development, have a
competitive edge and thrive.
• The people in technologically
Pros of technological progress advanced societies live more
comfortable lives.
 • The Internet, computers and
mobile phones illustrate the
role of technology in
improving society.
• Efficiency has skyrocketed
thanks to these inventions.
Our work and social lives
have been transformed.
• People can now work from
home and collaborate with
teams located in other
towns, countries, or even
continents.
• We can keep a fluid
communication and
Pros of technological progress relationship with friends and
family living abroad.
 • Social networks like
Facebook and Twitter are
extremely useful.
• Thanks to technology,
grandparents get to see and
chat with their
grandchildren much more
often.
• People today get to meet
others sharing similar
hobbies or interests.
Pros of technological progress
 • Thanks to new technologies,
alternative forms of
entertainment and art have
developed during the last
century.
• Photography, radio, movies,
television shows, music and
video games occupy a central
spot in people’s lives.
• There are new forms of
entertainment at our
doorstep, such as virtual
reality.
• Additionally, IT is facilitating
the work of creators and to
Pros of technological progress help increase the quality of
entertainment.
 • The importance of
technology in the
development of renewable
energies is evident.
• Without technological
progress it would be difficult
to envisage a green future in
which the problem of climate
change could be kept under
control.
• Scientific advancements are
making electric cars more
affordable and enhancing the
effectiveness and efficiency
of solar and eolic energy, as
well as that of hydropower.
Pros of technological progress
 • Technology is altering our
lifestyle and will alter the
cognitive and social
development of current and
future generations.
• There are many different ways
in which the evolution of
technology and society are
connected.
• Technological innovation has
changed our lives.
• Computers, smartphones and
the internet have strongly
affected how we interact with
other people.

cons of technology • Many claim that they are

dehumanizing our lives and
making us more solitary people.
 • Technology may also be
facilitating cultural
colonialism and reducing
diversity.
• Today, children play less with
other children and spend
much of their time watching
videos on their tablets and
playing video games.
• People are doing less physical
exercise than their ancestors.
• We are becoming
increasingly detached from
cons of technology nature and more attached to
technological gadgets.
 • Human cloning technology is
a reality and in addition to
some obvious advantages,
human cloning brings some
risks.
• For instance it could create
worrisome divides in society
between those genetically
divided to be smarter or
physically more attractive
and the rest.
• Human cloning will be
difficult to regulate and will
bring concerns regarding its
cons of technology interference with nature and
religious beliefs.
 • Technological progress is to
be blamed for the negative
effects of global warming and
climate change.
• The role of technology
fostering economic progress
is difficult to deny.
• However, at the same time
the generation of energy
necessary to the increased
production and
transportation of goods, for
instance through combustion
engines and thermoelectric
generators, has produced an
cons of technology increase in the emission and
concentration of greenhouse
gases in the atmosphere.
 • Technology can be used as an
undesirable tool of control.
• For instance, scientists are
working to develop brain-
scanning machines, which
could allow us to read a
person’s thoughts.
• This would have great
benefits as it could allow
people with disabilities or
people having suffered brain
injury to communicate, but
what if this technique is used
cons of technology for negative purposes?
 • Technology can be used as an
undesirable tool of control.
• For instance, scientists are
working to develop brain-
scanning machines, which
could allow us to read a
person’s thoughts.
• This would have great
benefits as it could allow
people with disabilities or
people having suffered brain
injury to communicate, but
what if this technique is used
cons of technology for negative purposes?
 • Deciding on whether
Technology is good or bad is
virtually impossible to do.
• We, as the users are the
deciders and we have to
choose how to use
technology and its positive
attributes to better our lives,
without letting it take over
our lives and take on its
negative effects.
• Try to use technology for
positive things only; it will
Summary have a positive effect on your
life.
Thank you and God Bless!