How does technology influence our lives? What are the benefits and drawbacks of technology? Explain your answer using prior knowledge and your own experiences. *

improved communication and learning

Advantages : easier and faster communication, better access to education materials thereby promoting learning, greater automation thereby increasing productivity

Disadvantages : reduced interpersonal relationships, job loss, increase in internet fraud.

Explanation:

Technology has affected the way we, as humans, communicate, learn and reason. The advance in technology has resulted in the development of computers, mobile phones, internet and even artificial (robotics).

There are benefits as well as drawbacks from technology.

The advantage is that we can communicate easily and faster than before. With our mobile phone, we can contact anybody around the world within seconds and with the internet, we can send millions of messages with ease. However, the disadvantage of technology is the fact that it has reduced interpersonal relationships. Back in the days, people travel several kilometers to see their loved ones and deliver messages to them but these days, people can talk to each other on phone for several years without having to see face to face.

Also with the advent of artificial intelligence, jobs that were hitherto performed by human beings have been taken over by machines, which has resulted in job loss. The job loss is also seen in the postal industry as people no longer feel the need to send hard copy mails.

The is also the advent of internet fraud. People now create fake profile and use it to exploit their victims.

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Explanation:

Technology influence lives:

Technology has advanced much more as it was in the past decades.

Like we can live call the one far away from us in real lives and feal that closeness bond.

Benefits:

It increases efficiency in work which minimizes time as well.

Drawbacks:

As new innovations are coming the people are taking it more granted and excessive use leads to anger, depression, and alot of mental health problems.

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