Technological Evolution
Nov 17th, 2012 by Shahista Kassam
Is Technology taking over the World?
Technology is massively evolving over time. It is surprising to see how we humans have so quickly accepted this change and how we greatly depend on technology.
As stated in Dayah Johal’s post “Excess Inventions”, technology is advancing rapidly as different companies create new innovative products and services to build a competitive advantage over their rivals. Excess to such products, services and information make life easier. An example is to be seen in an article that outlines a group of researchers from the University of Oxford that made use of mobile phone technology to automatically send text messages to local water officers and engineers when the water pumps broke down in small towns and villages. This allows many communities in rural parts of Africa to have access to drinking water.
However, technological change can serve as a disadvantage. A recent article by MailOnline talks of a 15-year-old girl named Joyce Winsie Hau, stabbed to death by a 15-year-boy, who was hired by her best friend and boyfriend because Joyce was posting her sexual escapades on Facebook. This clearly shows to what extent technology influences lives of people. This therefore concludes that we must use technology critically and efficiently rather then just relying on it.
Works Cited
Nguyen, Katie. “TechnoTalk – Can Mobile Technology Make Sources of Clean Water More Reliable?” Can Mobile Technology Make Sources of Clean Water More Reliable? Thomson Reuters Foundation, June 2012. Web. 18 Nov. 2012. <http://www.trust.org/alertnet/blogs/technotalk/can-mobile-technology-make-sources-of-clean-water-more-reliable/>.
Ward, Alex. “Teen Assassin Stabs Girl to Death for £16 over Facebook Row… but Only Faces a Year in Jail Due to His Age.” Mail Online. Associated Newspapers Ltd, 24 Aug. 2012. Web. 18 Nov. 2012. <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2193113/Teen-assassin-stabs-girl-death-16-Facebook-row–faces-year-jail-age.html>.
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