The Importance Of Technology

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Better quality education, improved health, stronger values and greater technology. Who wouldn’t be lucky to live in a world like this? Compared to those of our parents’ generations, we have grown up in an immensely better society. We millennials as a whole have a greater access to education and a variety of career paths from which to choose because of this. Our changing attitudes and values are instrumental in the formation of a more tolerant society. Maybe the most distinct advantage to us is the tremendous advancements in technologies and how we implement them in our daily lives. Despite all of this, there will be those from our generation that do feel worse off. So before I expand on why we are lucky, let me explain why we shouldn 't feel …show more content…

Millennials stay in contact with each other through the use of text, instant messaging and social networking more due to the fact that we can communicate 24/7 with those who can 't always be with us face to face. Technology has blossomed into something more than just information on the internet: we now use it for entertainment, medical purposes, communication and retail sourcing. With our busy lives, technology allows us to save time through online shopping. In 2013, 86% of 16-24 year-olds used online shopping as a convenient alternative to trudging around the high street. People can thank these advancements in technology for helping us live longer, healthier lives with medical technology improving every single day such as robotic checkups and wearable health monitors that can be linked wirelessly to a smartphone, something previous generations would only imagine. To combine health and technology, 54% of Millennials will buy a body-analysing device to track their weight, body fat, blood pressure, etc. Millennials are more willing to spend more money on fitness equipment to maintain our health than any other previous generations which shows just how much our opinions on health has advanced. We no longer want unhealthy fad diets and strict routine gym workouts, we want to plan ahead for our healthy meals and fun, social exercises. So technology can’t be considered as a disadvantage to us in any way, shape or

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