Speech on disadvantages of too much of technology
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There are many disadvantages of technology, safety, price, effect on economy and employment and more.
Safety:
While the exact risk is not known and has not been proven technology such as mobile phones can be harmful to our body or brain because of the radiation. Any device which is electrical can still be defined as the homology so an x ray is technology and x ray has it's own risk and there currently isn't any technology I'm aware of which protects against that.
Then there's also risk in terms of batteries. St the moment battery technology hasn't advanced yet so lithium ion batteries are still being used. As the case with the Samsung galaxy note 7, it is clear what can happen with a defective battery and how it can easily catch on fire and the danger of that. With the rise of electric cars there is another risk, while the cars catching on fire may be less likely because there is no combustion process there is still a chance of fire because of electrics, but it is less likely, however electrocution could be another risk.
Reliance:
The reliance of technology and it's automation when it isn't replacing jobs is making us more dependent and less skilled. We rely on technology to do things because they can do it for us, this has ultimately led to plane crashes because pilots, sometimes even experienced ones have relied on the auto pilot to do something and just expecting it to happen and when it doesn't they panicked and they made other errors too which has led to a crash.
Effect on people:
Technology can also be a distraction and addiction, certain people are still using their phone whole driving.
The affordability, availibity and portability of technology now means kids are now being given technology at a a young age may mean they do not have as much real life experiences and are not going out which is not good for their social development and may mean they do not have as much awareness and understanding of the world around them. In addition, the use of home assistance can lead to children being more commanding and expecting things because voice assistants listen to a command regardless of how it is asked.
In addition, tests have shown that the use of technology makes us less likely to remember experiences and events when a phone is used but also being on the person.
Effect on employment and economy:
The use of technology will mean that low skill jobs will be replaced, so jobs will be lost leading to higher unemployment rates. Some may argue that if it is low skilled job it should have been replaced anyway, but there is also the effect on the economy. People pay tax, until or unless there is a robot tax, then less money will be paid in tax if technology like robots replace people. The cost of the technology itself is expensive and must be recovered.
Security:
Technology can make things which are usually very secure unsecure. Cars now using keyless fobs has led to criminals using key jammers, to break into cars without the keys when previously you would need to have the physical key to do it. Any technology becoming connected makes it susceptible to bring hacked, security devices could be hacked and disabled by criminals, or it could be used by criminals to spy on people, a criminal only needs to hack into your wireless network to be able to access and control any of the smart devices in your home so they can cause all sorts of problems.
There are countless disadvantage but these are the common, equally there are many advantages which make up for it or which have to be weighed up in order to decided if it is worth the risk. While technology can be risky, risks have to be taken, e.g. If security was such a concern there would be no Facebook for example.
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