Dependence On Technology

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Although technology has played a major role in human society for thousands of years, it wasn’t until recently that people started saying we have become dependent on technology. Indeed, the use of technology is so widespread, it is almost impossible to go through our day without relying on some form of technology to carry out our daily tasks. As a result, our dependence on technology – not just common things like cars and computers, but all forms of technology in general – have affected both communication and creativity greatly, both positively and negatively.
For one thing, our dependence has made modern society a more accepting, meritocratic place. As people began using the Internet regularly, previously marginalised groups such as the LBGT …show more content…

In fact, it has been doing so since the 19th century. For example, the invention of the camera made it easier for artists to draw realistic portraits, which could easily be traced out from a printed photograph before being transferred onto a canvas. As artists turned to technology to enhance their art, the concept of creativity has changed with the times too. Just a few decades ago, creativity was the proverbial muse that helped artists produce original, great art; today, creativity is seen not as a gift, but a skill of combining several ideas into a brilliant masterpiece. This change in how creativity is defined is arguably the best thing that ever happened to the creative world, as the arts were no longer exclusively for ‘the gifted’, but something for anyone with ideas to share, leading to a dramatic increase in the amount of art and of course, masterpieces …show more content…

According to Global Cyber Plagiarism & Statistics, nearly 80% of college students alone have cheated with their homework at some point in their life. While most people will blame the students themselves or even the education system, the fact remains that the students’ dependence on technology has encouraged them to ‘go the easy way out’. In the past, it would have been difficult, if not impossible for them to do either of those things – the Internet in the 1980s was too slow to be of any use to them, and copying homework by hand was too time-consuming if the workload was heavier than usual. Today, students can easily send entire document folders with the push of a button, and they can easily find what they’re looking for among 1 billion websites on the Internet. In other words, their dependence on technology has conditioned them to cheat for the sake of convenience, instead of trying to solve problems on their own.
At first glance, people’s dependence on technology may seem like a terrible thing, but it can and has benefited humanity in many ways for millennia. The real question we should be asking isn’t whether our dependence on technology is a bad thing, but rather how we can minimise the consequences and ensure that humanity’s partnership with technology can lead to a better, brighter future in the long

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