Does technology increase the gap between social classes?

Question

I think this may be ovbviously true with major technology but what about the smaller improvements. I was watching the Visa commercial where a person uses cash and everything stops and waits. My thought is that the continued use of visa cards will result in a loss in the ability of people to make change (math skills). The more people use technology such as computers, calculators, and check cards the more skills are lost such as math and spelling. The level of education would then be important in learning these skills so the more affluent would have a better chance of obtaining and retaining these skills. So does technology make it easier or harder for the less affluent to survive in society?

Answer 1

I find that commercial funny. Ive paid with cash and I've paid with credit cards. It always takes longer to pay with credit cards then it does with cash. You dont have to dig an I.D out of your pocket/purse, and then sign for it, when you pay with cash. As far as the person giving the change, they dont have to think at all. they have a machine right infront of them that tells them how much change to give. If they know the difference between a 5 and a 10, and a quarter and a dime, then it's pretty fool proof. As far as technology ruining our minds, it's definitely made us lazier. Why sit there with a pen and a pad and try to figure out something when you can type it into a computer and have the answer in .5 seconds? I suppose though, they make you learn that stuff in school for a reason, and anybody who has forgotten it because they rely too much on technology, could probably be retaught.

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