The impact and advantages of technology on our lives today, can
simply, not be ignored. The 21st century has been called the era of
science and technology (and now data), especially with the new
technology developments and advancements over the last few
decades.
We live in a capitalist society, which means that a lot of the new
advancements that are made in technology are made by businesses
looking to improve their products/services or to improve their ability to
market their products/services. New tech has also emerged over the years
with the purpose of making business operations more efficient and effective
as well.
Technology has benefited many more people and fields than just the
business community. One underrated benefit of how technology has
advanced over the past few decades is how it has impacted education.
Before the Internet, you would have to go to a library to do research. Even
then, the library may not have had the books you needed. You would then
have to order the books through the library, which could take some time.
Doing research was cumbersome and time-consuming. With the Internet,
you can find information on any topic you can think of. You’ll have no
trouble finding multiple sources to verify that the information you obtain is
as accurate.
The impact technology has made on our ability to contact one another is
obvious (mail, telegrams, phone calls, emails, text, etc.); however,
technology has also made it possible to share content with similar ease.
Computers and smartphones can store photos, videos, and any types of
documents. While you can send these piecemeal to whoever you want, you
can also save them to the cloud -- offsite digital storage -- thereby saving
space on your phone or computer. This also means that to share this
content, all you have to do is share a password and the recipient can
access everything you want them to be able to access through the cloud,
whether they’re on their phone, tablet, or computer.
Human beings will always strive to invent new technology and to advance
current technologies. It’s a part of our nature to improve our lives in
whatever manner we can, and technology helps us do that.