Technology and Its Impact on Society
Technology and its impact on society
In this paper I will talk about the topic that technology will eventually destroy the entire civilization, since people are greedy and the revenge of nature. Technology 's advantages and disadvantages are a subject of constant discussion. Those who are against technology have the opinion that technology harms people and will ultimately ruin human civilization. Threats to the environment are pollution, resource depletion, greenhouse gas, and nuclear power abuse. Those who find technology advantageous, on the other hand, argue that technology benefits people. For example, the internet facilitates the communication between the diversity groups of people. Genetics increase people 's lives and cure diseases, and the invention of the airplane reduces the time of traveling from one side of the world to another one.
Reviewing the use of fossil fuel in history, people used to use coal as a main source energy. After the second half of the industrial revolution, people switched from coal to oil, and then natural gas. Nowadays, coal, oil, and natural gas are the three main energy resources. The exploitation rate never catches up to the consumer rate. There are three main reasons. First of all, as the population increases, more fossil fuels are in demand. Secondly, most developing countries use more fossil fuels in order to develop their economies. Thirdly, developed countries also increase reliance on fossil fuels to maintain their high standard of life. This depletes resources. If we just had a more efficient fuel source that was cleaner and easier to obtain we wouldn’t face these issues.
When resource problems occur, people often solve them by developing substitutes. This is not always possible. No one knows what will happen in the future. Although nuclear power, solar power and wind power are the potential resources to replace fossil fuels, they are either very expensive or not as efficient as fossil fuels. We all know fossil fuels
In this paper I will talk about the topic that technology will eventually destroy the entire civilization, since people are greedy and the revenge of nature. Technology 's advantages and disadvantages are a subject of constant discussion. Those who are against technology have the opinion that technology harms people and will ultimately ruin human civilization. Threats to the environment are pollution, resource depletion, greenhouse gas, and nuclear power abuse. Those who find technology advantageous, on the other hand, argue that technology benefits people. For example, the internet facilitates the communication between the diversity groups of people. Genetics increase people 's lives and cure diseases, and the invention of the airplane reduces the time of traveling from one side of the world to another one.
Reviewing the use of fossil fuel in history, people used to use coal as a main source energy. After the second half of the industrial revolution, people switched from coal to oil, and then natural gas. Nowadays, coal, oil, and natural gas are the three main energy resources. The exploitation rate never catches up to the consumer rate. There are three main reasons. First of all, as the population increases, more fossil fuels are in demand. Secondly, most developing countries use more fossil fuels in order to develop their economies. Thirdly, developed countries also increase reliance on fossil fuels to maintain their high standard of life. This depletes resources. If we just had a more efficient fuel source that was cleaner and easier to obtain we wouldn’t face these issues.
When resource problems occur, people often solve them by developing substitutes. This is not always possible. No one knows what will happen in the future. Although nuclear power, solar power and wind power are the potential resources to replace fossil fuels, they are either very expensive or not as efficient as fossil fuels. We all know fossil fuels