The advancement of Technology is Good

Thank you for accepting. It is true that technology can be used in harmful ways, one of them being increased terrorism. However, the real problem lies in the actions the US and other countries do to "provoke" terrorist peoples to use technology against us. Although they wouldn't be such a threat without such abilities, the more important thing is to make an agreement with them and make the best out of technology. As they say, there is no free lunch, so the arrival of new weapons is going to come with a cost, but not one that overwhelms the benefits. The effect of TV, email, and text messages is that youth who participate with these inventions are becoming much more connected and, yes, occupied. While a student may use a phone in school, the issue is the boredom of the scholar and the barely enforced rule of "no phones allowed" or whatever. If they didn't have this technology, then they would be sneaking a book underneath their desk, and their attention would still be diverted. The Internet can be a vile place. However, it comes with a "Terms of Service" that is automatically accepted every time you open a browser. What it states is that - Whatever you participate in, whether it be Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, or others, you are responsible for your words and others can say or do anything they want. If you don't like their comments, it is your utmost responsibility to delete your account, or you are wandering back into flame war territory. If you don't like the Internet, or what people will do there, don't use it. In addition, I am almost sure most people would prefer getting insulted online than getting cornered and pounded by the very same bully. This is a challenging area to talk about because what people WANT to do is help all others live longer, but they KNOW the population is increasing at an unsafe rate and increased life expectancy is a major cause of this problem. However, technology is not only for healing the sick or prolonging the lives of the old, it can be applied to eliminating the side effects of overpopulation. As the world's population skyrockets, so does space exploration technology. If massive crowds of people at every corner on this planet turns into such a problem, then we know that scientists will get their butts in gear to send people off to another habitable planet. In the end, what you are doing is helping more people live longer without causing too much trouble with the population. With a drawback, technology brings a better bonus. It is quite sad that animals are dying out and forests are being eliminated as we speak, but if it wasn't worth it to people, it wouldn't be happening. Technology, like a market, fits to whatever people want or need best. If people don't care about a forest, then they will cut it down, even if they know of the harm to the animal species that once lived there. Overall, technology helps people achieve what they want, so it reflects mankind's desires. This may be the survival of its kind, the ability to communicate more easily, or to clear out land for farming or other uses. Regardless of what it is, it is not the fault of new technology that these bad situations are popping up, it is man's own fault, and his decisions are what need to change.