Does Modern Technology Restrict or Enhance People’s Rights and Freedom?
Does Modern Technology Restrict or enhance people’s rights and freedom? Nowadays the new technology is growing extremely fast and the influence that has changed people´s lifestyles. People cannot imagine their life without technological advances such as cell phones, computers, internet, video games, televisions, cars, and so many. Few decades’ back people did lived without all this technology but now they cannot. Although with the creation of technologies that are able to overcome the obstacles of time and space, some technological advances cause people to be distracted, overly stressed, and increasingly isolated. Therefore, as the technology develops, there are not only advantages that we take from technology, but also disadvantages from it too. It is almost impossible to enlist all the positive effects of technology on society. The fast-advancing technology on the whole, has given motivation to developments in various fields and improved the quality of human life. There is less risk, less effort, less mess. There is more leisure, more ease and more speed - all because of the technology. There are a few fields influenced by technology such as automation of processes in the industry and the household technology has automated many of the critical processes in the industry as well as the household. Imagine the amount of time people must be spending doing household chores during the time there were no machines and household appliances. Machines can learn, adopt new things and perform tasks with near-human efficiency. Another example is changed ways of transport. Time has witnessed this industry change from mechanical scooters to automated aircraft. Technology was the driving force behind the creation and design of the modern-day automobiles such as scooters, cars, airplane etc. Furthermore, the technologies tools used to gain an understanding of other cultures, meet people all over the world, maintain and strengthen familial relationships, communicate