You know, were we better off without technology? I mean, we got around fine, spent our time wisley, and every indian fended for themself and their family. Now, everyone is so busy they have to double-task, and when they DO get free time, they don't know what to do with it. is technology holding us back? I mean, go take a cellphone away from a kid and they try to get it back, or even take one fro an adault and that person is suddenly toatally, pitiably "helpless". what happened?
2006-08-07 21:29:33 · 7 answers · asked by mystery guy 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
people were pure back then. more in-tune with nature. did you know that no indian ever got sick a day in their life untill people sailed across the ocean and found them?
come on, give me an honest answer.
2006-08-07 21:39:14 · update #1
You have a point there!! When we boast ourselves of advancement in technology we do not think about the retardations in Social & Cultural values. Except for the ones deviced by the god, all have good & ill effects. In India, we feel more of this as basically the people were easy-go type with enough mental & physical relaxations. Go through the q&a s here, you will find that people are more & more absorbed in to the so called developed times & technology. The kids who were creative with their own crude physical games and toys are now craving for viewing Cricket/Tennis matches /Computer simulated games.!!!
2006-08-07 21:42:57 · answer #1 · answered by THE WORRIER 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In spite of the few drawbacks of technology, we weren't better off before. People used to have to use up inordinate amounts of time doing things like washing their clothes or even trying to get across the country. We don't really want to fend for ourselves, do we? Being busy is a nice thing. It means our days our full. People do know what to do with their free time (either something useful, something fun or something restful). And for all their little drawbacks, the cell phone has made us closer to our family and friends. If someone wants or needs to be in touch with us they can reach us. If some emergency arises we have our trusty little phones, complete with songs of our choice.
No, things are better now in many, many ways than they used to be. Some things aren't, but they aren't the things that have anything in particular to do with technology. People that I know and I are about as far from helpless as people could get.
I can't help but wonder what makes you see things as so bleak...
2006-08-08 04:42:53 · answer #2 · answered by WhiteLilac1 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Life was OK before technology, if you didn't mind dieing at 40. If you don't care about the loss of half your babies to disease and lack of medical care, then, yeah, pre-tech was a good times. If maybe you wanted to eat a little more than just bread and beans for all of January, February, March, and even into April till you get some fresh fruit. then, sure, pre-tech life was wonderful. If cholera, typhus and plague, and buying half your village now and then are your idea of a good time, then please go on back there. There's not enough room here now. Some irony here, no?
Modern people are so tech-spoiled they have no concept of just what it is they have.
2006-08-08 04:44:58 · answer #3 · answered by MaqAtak 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
so you would rather be living back in the day when people died like at 40??? you're crazy to think technology is not a good idea
2006-08-08 04:34:03 · answer #4 · answered by CookieMonster 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
we are better off now..technology has done wonders for alot of people and has saved lifes...personal i love technology..and i think we are better off now..
2006-08-08 04:38:06 · answer #5 · answered by Ashley 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
na the time now is good,
2006-08-08 04:33:18 · answer #6 · answered by Chi-Master-N-May 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
would you be better off knowing or not knowing the answer to your question?
2006-08-08 04:33:17 · answer #7 · answered by omyruin4it 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋