Has technology Destroyed society?

Answer 1

Great question! I wouldn't say it's outright destroyed it, but it certainly has contributed heavily to the decline of face-to-face social interaction.

We text message, call by cell phone, use instant messaging, cam-to-cam chat, post to message boards, write questions and answers all day and night here on Yahoo, and email each other like crazy.

We are consumed with X-Box and online gaming sites. We'd rather plug earbuds in and listen to our i-pods than go to the symphony. We'd rather watch movies on the big screen than see plays and musicals.

We veg in front of the television because we have 542 channels to watch and only 24 hours in which to do it. We have the internet that has brought the entire world to our fingertips. We no longer have to leave the comfort of our own homes to "visit" with friends.

We correspond with people from all 7 continents, all at the touch of a button or keyboard. The world has shrunk. No longer do we need to fly to the UK to "meet" a new friend from London.

If technology has led to less "human" contact, it has also contributed heavily to the progress of preserving human life and making it significantly easier for people to live. Along with all of the aforementioned ways to stay in touch, we have bigger, faster modes of transportation for those times when we do need to travel in person. We have advances in medicine and science that allow us to understand more clearly the human condition, and address the threats to our longevity or existence. We have the ease and speed of instant communication devices (phone, internet, etc.) Factory automation spits out cookie-cutter products to the market, but it also drives the price per unit down.

I think you get the idea. As with all advances, technology has it's positives and negatives. I suppose it depends on how much you value face-to-face human contact that dictates whether you think society is destroyed by the very technology that has made our global community so much smaller than it's ever been in previous generations.

Answer 2

I agree with you. But not with the destroying part. Only the lazy part. Technology is making people's life more easier by taking short-cuts. For instance, the new 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer (if I'm not mistaken), has the shift-gears on the driving wheel. Usually, it's on stick-shift. That tells you something. As far as computers, I really think is a good tool. It's the fastest way to send an mail to anyone in the world. Nonetheless, you're right. Peace!

Answer 3

No - Not at all - in fact we are far behind in technology that we should have been. society has been destroyed by hypocrites and religious leaders who used their beliefs to divide the human race.

See the industrial revolution started in 1800's. Until then the church deprived people of free thinking - thank you for all those like Da Vinci who helped break the shackles.

Answer 4

technology in the hands of ignorant self serving people is what could destroy our society. technology in the forms of weapons of mass destruction are obviously a threat to the human society ,it seems mankind is only united when it comes to war not to progress into a peaceful united family.also ,media is a value transmitter influencing many on how to act dress and so on. this technology again in the hands of self serving people is having a negative impact society it all has a ring of evil design .

Answer 5

Yes..internet, chat, mobile phones are the # 1 causes of infidelity and that was proven by survey and statistics.
Children lost interest in studies because of video games and television..it also open their young minds into pornography and sex..

Technology not only destroyed the society but also the morals of the people..

Answer 6

Yes, it Does,
For Example, You're Going to Borrow Sth From Your Neighbour, Friend or anyone, it Makes A Lovely Connection With You And sb That You Borrowed Sth From Him/Her . The Technology Has Almost Done Anything That You Need And You Needn't Anything to Borrow From Sth To Make A Lovely And Kindly Connecting .
That's So Right .
Thanks For Asking .

Answer 7

not quite fully "destroyed" yet, but we should expect to get there in fairly short order.

combined with human avarice, technology will, in the relatively near future, render our already severely artificially altered - and continuing to be rapidly altering - environment no longer inhabitable for our particular biology.

but, judging by an earlier answer, when we at last reach the moment of biological incompatibility with our environment, we apparently will be doing so luxuriating in climate-controlled comfort, typing into our laptops, remarking how wonderfully convenient all this great technology is.



to wrap up, short-term, great for many people. long-term, misused and overused by human nature, will be the downfall of the human "race."

Answer 8

No. Just makes for less traveling. I like technology. I want more.

Answer 9

As technology advances, so do the means for evil and wrongdoing increase. Sad, but true.

Answer 10

I would not say destroyed, but has made society complex.