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Question

Technology and society. Can you pick a pro or con for it? Then argue your piont so that everyone disagrees with you. Like enviroment,..it is good to do this but we end up with the same amount of garbeage, reduce, reuse is good but recycle ends up not being done. make a note I can't use the one in my example.
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Answer 1

The final solution to human made pollution is obviously to eliminate all humans from the equation. A bit oversimplified so if we are gonna tolerate humans to exist the next step would be to limit pollution by either limiting the population in some more acceptable way and to lessen garbage/capita amount. Of course recycling will be the next step to process whatever garbage is still made. If we maintain the quality of living we are used to, the number of consumers must be limited. Of course all this will only delay the final oblivion of mankind. This planet cannot endure human race forever.

Answer 2

Technology consists of more than just the internet. On the internet front though, a pro is the quick, and easy communication you can have on many different levels. There's e-mail, IM, chat rooms, message boards.
Con: When's the last time you picked up a phone, connected to a phone cord, and called your pal eight hours away? The personal level of interaction is gone.

Technology also consists of telecommunications. What happened to the days of, you have a phone in your house, if you're on the phone, you get a busy signal. You don't know who's calling, so you have to deal with your problems or talk to the people you may not choose.

But, when you're in a car crash, and need to call 911 right away, it's sure nice to have a cell phone. When you need to find out where someone is that you're meeting, it's sure nice to have a cell phone. Does the average person NEED one?

Video games, portable dvd players. I remember as a kid, going on a trip with my parents, we played car games. We sang, we talked, we looked out the window at nature. At home, we did crafts, games, toys, outside, etc. etc.

Now, you climb into a vehicle for a trip, here son, play your game boy. Her daughter, go play nintendo in your room. We're watching a movie, can't play right now. No time for games, my show is coming on right away. Quit arguing in the car, watch a movie.

Where did the family values go? They're out the window to the new values of technology in today's society.

Answer 3

http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/the_complexity.html

The Complexity of Everyday Life
"There are times when I feel that I've worked the whole day and done no work," Dr. Norman said. "All I have done is maintained or fixed my computer equipment." (Hafner, 2003) [Sorry for the indulgence in quoting someone quoting me (Katie Hafner’s New York Times article), but her article is about this very topic -- she interviewed me while I was writing the first draft of this piece -- so it seems fitting.]
Our technology is cumulative, each new one adding to the ones previously acquired. As a result, my home is littered with technologies: tables and furniture that need dusting and waxing, and screws tightened. Windows that need washing. Hoses that need replacing. Fuses blow, light bulbs need to be replaced, motors and moving parts need periodic oiling. The automobile is a continual source of maintenance. And of course our electronic gadgets continually require attention. I must constantly update my virus checker, install software updates, reboot the computer, the cable modem box, the WiFi connection and transmitter. If every device only needed attention once a year, I would still be fixing, maintaining, or adjusting something every day. And these devices require more than yearly maintenance -- some are daily, some monthly -- and with the computer, it can be several times a day. Note that the problem is not just with today's favorite culprit -- the computer. It is with the continual proliferation -- even my water filter requires change every 6 months. Where will it end? I see two movements for the future:

The emergence of a new service industry to maintain and operate the ever-increasing complexity of our home infrastructure.
A co-evolution of machines and homes, so that increased automation and the development of robots can take place smoothly. Which in turn, increases the complexity of the infrastructure.
Our homes today contain a nightmare of infrastructure. A wide variety of services enter the house: water, gas, electricity, telephone, cable, satellite, radio, mail, deliveries. And of course people and vehicles. Leaving the house is garbage, sewerage, and mail. And of course people and vehicles. Within the walls we must accommodate electric wiring, hot and cold water pipes, waste pipes, roof vents, TV, telephone, and computer wiring, heat and air-conditioning plenums and returns. Now we have multiple wireless networks: cell phone within the home, portable phones, and wireless computer networks (WiFi). Where I live we also need sump pumps, backup sump pumps, and backup power supplies for the backup pumps. Computers, of course, require non-interruptible power supplies. The home has fuse or circuit breaker boxes, water heaters, house heater, air conditioning, etc. And of course we have to maintain all this stuff. And all the backup equipment adds to the burden -- we have to back up the backups and worry about whether they really work, and test them. I seem to spend more of my time being a mechanic and maintenance person than doing my work -- or for that matter, just relaxing.

Answer 4

Sure here's an idea.

The internet doesn't reduce the amount of work society has to do.

Everyone will disagree and say it's easier etc, but it's not--

You have to input data / register on every site / remember passwords / print everything out ...

You can easily make this one work for you.

Regards,

Mysstere

Answer 5

Designer babies - is it right for parents to be able to choose the sex of their baby, it's sporting prowess, physical features and IQ? You could argue that it is right. That parents should be able to choose the best possible genes from their gene pool...........why shouldn't they? The arguments for this are huge - like - what about those who cannot afford it and have to rely on more traditional hit and miss techniques? Would we be creating a class of super humans who will demand all the best jobs and wages and then they in turn will breed with other super humans while the rest of the human race struggles with physical imperfections and lower intelligence? You could really sink your teeth into this one......

Answer 6

It's good because we get to communicate with people all over the world, but it's bad because we don't see so many people face-to-face when we know we can talk to them online. So, it improves global communication but limits human contact.

You could also say that it allows you to buy things from all over the world and now there is a huge online economy, but it also gives oppertunities to criminals who want to steal peoples' financial details.

Hope this helps!

Em
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Oops, thought it had to be about the internet! I hope these are still useful!

Answer 7

Technology can solve all our problems.
India has used this tool and today I get 810 channels on my TV.
This is a silly example just to make you get my point.

Answer 8

Nuclear science - good for energy, bad for international relations.

Answer 9

I have one month to live. What should I do?

Answer 10

CARS ARE GOOD, THEY MAKE ARE LIFE EASIER BUT THEY POLLUTE????