Technology In America

Technology is improving and advancing rapidly every day. New inventions and ideas are thought of and produced so quickly that new versions of a certain technology are proved outdated within months of their release. Our lives have been made simpler with devices such as GPS, advanced medical equipment and smart phones that can do almost anything it is told to do. However, nothing really compares to the introduction and growth of the Internet. The Internet has had the largest effect on life in this country. It connects humans to each other in various ways all over the world, as well as providing outlets for ideas and creativity to grow and become something profitable. Having connection to the internet is like having the world at my fingertips. Possibilities and opportunities are limitless. Life in America today is vastly different than that of as little as 20 years ago. In America 20 years ago, if I lived halfway across the country while my family was in another state thousands of
Today’s generation, “The Millennials”, who have grown up alongside the Internet and watched it become what it is today have discovered that not only is it a boredom outlet, but also an idea outlet. The Internet allows me to pitch ideas anywhere there is an online community who will listen. Whether the idea is liked or not, often times if it picks up wind, it spreads like wildfire. Not only on the website it is posted on, but in many places, many times, becoming “viral”. People from all over the world can join in, adding their thoughts and ideas to make it something great or to tear something down. It is a very powerful platform, both good and bad and has the potential to make a person – in both a positive and negative sense. It has allowed for the people who wish to divert from the more traditional way of finding and building a career to express their creativity with likeminded others from America and around the world to build something