So we control Technology or is it vice versa??

So do we control TECHNOLOGY or does TECHNOLOGY control us?

We live in the age of technology. Machines are omnipresent. Looking back at history and the way people used to live, there is no denying that technology has vastly improved our quality of life. Work is done much easier and effortlessly, thus saving our time and cost, so that we will have extra time to pursue our hobbies and interests.

If you ask anybody on the street , all those will say that technology has indeed improved their lives drastically. There is no doubt about that. Advancements in technology has brought us convenience and improved our lives, but the up-to-date technology has many shortcomings too. It controls our daily lives causing some to be addicted to it. An example is the computers and our mobile phones. They have enabled communication between people and businesses to become more efficient. With this blessing comes a curse: We use abbreviations in language or templates available in handphones and a total disregard for grammar when we send out SMSes. That’s why we students face problems in our usage of English when we are asked to spell or write formal letters.

Many parents complain that their children do nothing all day but play computer games. There are complains that I have heard about adult computer addicts; scenarios whereby husbands are so hooked up to cyber games that they fail to communicate with their spouses, thus resulting for their break through in marriages. This shows that technology has already conquered our lives and has brought side effects on us!

Another live example is our contact list in our hand phones. There was once that my hand phone’s battery went flat but I needed to contact my cousin who was supposed to meet me somewhere in town. I was so at that moment that I realized that I shouldn’t have relied on my hand phone's memory so much. I should have memorized all telephone numbers in my human brain which is going to stay with me forever and ‘the battery’ of my brain wont go flat! So I say Technology controls our lives, every hour, every minute and every second

There is no question that Technology has made our lives better than our ancestors. Lately there are also concerns that future computers will be so intelligent that they may actually be able to take over the world. So, as Technology continues to empower our lives, we must make sure that we do not ABUSE our power and create a monster that we cannot control. Otherwise, we may end up destroying ourselves one day.

Thank You.