I believe technology is a very good invention. I agree with Albert Einstein because technology is slowly doing everything for us; therefore, making us idiots. It does help in a variety of areas such as education, communication, medicine, and life. There has to be a boundary of how technology can be used.
Technology has helped education with reading, comprehension, math, and other subjects. Children need many resources to be sufficient today. Technology in schools is great because there is a time limit of how long they can be on the laptop or computer. Many children when they go home are unsupervised or are able to stay on their devices for very long periods of time. Younger children should be taught ahead of time that it is only for a little time. Most of their time should be spent with family and friends so they can socialize. Children can learn to plant something or make something with their hands. The Nature Valley video surprised me with the three different generations and it was sad to see how children feel normal being in a game. A child should feel normal around children his or her age and be able to play with them. Technology has intervened with communication hence why we should limit time on it.
Communication is a great way to get technology into the home environment. Many families need it to get a hold of their family members. Adults are responsible for the time spent on phones and should be of example to children or younger siblings. The hijacked family dinner was eye-opening because even adults were going crazy because the internet was turned off was surprising. Watching the young adults and children screaming and yelling was hard to see because it is just a device. Those emotions for a simple device was not a great reaction. We should be able to express other types of emotions to real live people. Maybe not the screaming or yelling but it does happen sometimes. The parents should have a built-in pepper shaker to turn off the wifi because family time is needed. There are other important things we can show emotion to.
Medicine is very needed in the life of many people. People don't want to see their family members suffer from a disease if there is a cure. The practice of medicine has come a long way and has regulations that need to be followed. The ethics of people should not be taken lightly. Yes, medicine is important, but it should not be on the cost of an innocent's life. The first gene-edited baby is a great example of this. The researcher who helped edit the gene of an HIV embryo can be a help in the epidemic of the spread of this harmful disease, but the research doesn't know how this baby will react to his gene edit. It will be a success if the baby is unharmed and does not suffer from other disabilities. If there are consequences the baby has to suffer because of the edit in the genes, it should be considered heinous. All the countries should get together to decide what should be done and what is not a rightful practice.
In conclusion, technology should have a limit. Technology is great in helping in moments but should not take over our lives. The changes technology makes are not to be taken lightly because we can easily make us idiots. We should let our own minds make decisions and make rules to help the living things on this earth.
