Social And Negative Essay: How Technology Affects Our Lives

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Technology impacts people’s lives every day, for some more than others. Technology has impacted people in numerous ways. It impacts people and businesses all around the world. Specifically, it affects individual lives, employment opportunities, business industries, recreation industries, medical industries, education industries, and entertainment industries. Here are some ways it affects each industry. Technology has affected individual lives in many ways. One way is social media; it can help people be able to communicate online. They no longer have to see each other face to face or talk to each other on the phone. Another way is internet; people no longer need books to research things you can find almost anything on the internet now. It can also increase more Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Computer Vision Syndrome. Technology has affected employment in many ways. One way is it increases jobs; it creates more opportunities for jobs over the internet. You can also apply for applications for jobs over the internet. You no longer have to drive to places where you want to work to fill out an application. Technology has also taken jobs for people. One example is building cars; instead of hand made cars, there are …show more content…

“Many parents, psychologists and health experts feared that long hours spent watching television led to a number of problems, including: a negative effect on the social and emotional development of children; a reduction in the quality of family life; increasing obesity rates and a direct correlation between violence on television and the aggressive behavior of children in other situations.” (Entertainment). Technology has also brought in video for kids and adults to play, it is also a great way to pass time. Netflix is also a big part of technology’s entertainment, people can sit back and watch movies basically anywhere. One last way is YouTube, kids and adults are always on YouTube for the

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