THBT: modern technology does more harm than good

Modern technology makes a person sluggard So sluggard that we now have communication at the speed of light, can travel the world in a day, and have created machines that have the manufacture of almost everything faster. 2.) Pollution, Global warming etc. is done by modern technology Global Warming would also be caused by fires. Pollution and global warming is caused by people. We're at fault. When someone is murdered, we don't punish the murder weapon, we punish the murderer. 3.) Influence has worse effects on children and adults Most children have exposure to education which they never would have had a chance to receive any kind of education if it weren't for technology. Most of us would be isolated in rural settings working as farmers. 3.a) radiation from computers and cellphone A very limited amount of damage is caused by these devices. People used to die before we ever had technology. 3.b) if you text through a cellphone you do not type on the cellphone, The first written language in Western Civilization was known as Cuneiform. It was incredibly complicated and purposefully designed to be difficult to learn. While there is much to be said for the written language, language will always be fluid. Cuneiform died out because it was burdensome to learn. Cellphone texts often include language which is abbreviated because it is more time consuming to type out proper grammar, also many texts have a character limit. 3.c) age meter goes dow This is simply not true. The average life expectancy of a person has dramatically increased in the last three hundred years during the development of our modern technology. 4.) Synthetic foods which harm us are produced through technology If you slaughtered a goat using a sharp rock, and ate all of the goat's fat, it would be just as unhealthy if you ate a fat that was derived from corn oil and then processed into a twinki. Fat is fat, nutrients is nutrients. We become unhealthy because we choose to eat and drink unhealthy things. There are many people who maintain a healthy lifestyle while still eating processed foods. Points that I successfully defended till the end: 1.) Technology adds the entropy and makes students lazy Technology has enabled students to learn beyond conventional means. You get to practice your English via the internet. Points that I successfully clashed: 1.) The fault does not lie within the tool but with the user. So, you were saying that it was the problem of humans that made technology turn this way Yes, people are at fault. If we are smart enough to recognize we're hurting ourselves while not being wise enough to stop hurting ourselves, I really don't think its ethical to blame technology for this. 2.) They were dependent on technology since the start of everything. Early years, the loss of technology resulted to their demises. No, this was not my statement. Civilizations rose and fell before modern technology came to light. The collapse of a nation can happen without the influence of technology. If civilization, or society, or a nation fails now, it happened because of poor leadership and external pressures, not because of technology. 4.) We owe it all to technology We even own our debate to technology. Thanks for the debate, I'm sorry I was not quicker about responding to your arguments. I get very preoccupied with real life.