Positives VS Negatives of Technology in our Society

In the globalized world that we live in, technology thrives.  Everyday we rely on multiple sorts of advanced technology, whether it means getting to work, allowing yourself to work, keep in contact with family, or whatever it make be.  People are starting to realize that technology is somewhat starting to take over our lives, so I would like to list some of the positive and negative effects that technology has proven to show.  

The post below is based on information from a technology website called my daily alerts. 

Representing Technology

Positives

With the help of mobile technology we are able to talk to our friends and relatives who are living far from us. With the help of internet, we are able to learn new things and online courses etc. With the help of aviation technology we are able to reach distant places within hours which took years of time to reach in olden days. We are using the all natural resources available for making our life better. With the help of social networking we are able to find our childhood friends, relatives etc. and important events in their life. With the help of information technology we are able to share information to any part of the world with in milliseconds. With progressive technology in the agriculture field, we are able to meet food requirements of people all over the world.

Negatives

On the other hand, there are instances which show the problems with improved and advanced technology or the solution for one problem with the help of technology is giving rise to another problem. Instead of taking care personally we are sending sms or giving a call on important occasions which were attended personally in olden days. With the use of same internet children are getting addicted to online games and their physical activities and exercises are becoming considerably less. The same social networks are creating rivalry between best friends and couples are getting divorced. The same aviation technology is giving health problems for their workers and creating serious environmental threats. With the heavy usage of fertilizers soil is losing its natural fertility and several varieties of plants became extinct.

Consider the case study of automobiles regarding technology. Automobile technology was first developed to make the journey of humans more convenient. Now we are facing serious environment pollution issues due to vehicles which are releasing unwanted green house gases into the environment. Now we are trying for more environment friendly automobile technology which will have less impact on environment when compared with the present technology.

Conclusion
Overall, technology both has positive negative effects on our society.  We are the people who make it thrive in our society, and without it our lives would be much different than the way it is now.  Technology is only going to continue to improve, and whether you like to think thats a good or bad thing is really up to you.  Although it does make just about everything easier, better, and faster, its up to you to decide when and how to use it.  


Questions
1) Do you believe technology has a negative or postive effect on our society?
2) What points do you have to back your statement up?
3) Will it effect future generations in a good or bad way?