Pros And Cons Of Technology Kills Creativity

When you think of the word technology, what comes to mind? The average person thinks that technology deals with gadgets or gizmos, however, there is more to the meaning of that word called “Technology”. Technology is scientific knowledge or can be described as products or processes that are used to accomplish various tasks in our daily lives such as learning, communication, creating artifacts and so much more (Ramey, 2013). Another important term we need to understand is creativity. When people think about creativity, they think about expressing themselves like an artist. However, the ability to use imagination or original ideas to create inventions is considered to be creativity. With advances in technology, there is a belief that technology diminishes one’s creativity (Franken, 2006). Studies have shown that there are pros and cons to technology with respect to enhancing and destroying creativity. Therefore, the aim of this study is to prove that technology kills creativity because it hinders human imagination; computing has replaced creativity and education is not needed to enhance your skills.

During an interview, Albert Einstein quoted “I am enough of the artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world” (Nilsson, 2013). The use of technology has restricted persons from thinking outside the box because they are provided with medium and resources that limits their creative