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Is technology a necessary evil or a powerful tool for positive social change

Technology is embraced by some who see it as a panacea for creating a global environment that liberates and democratizes. Others see technology as an evil that permeates our culture with filth and is fraught with dangers. Where does the truth lie? Is technology a necessary evil or a powerful tool for positive social change? Talk about this from your own experiences? What do you see in the community around you?I think it is a powerful tool for positive social change. It makes us in many ways more open to other cultures. We no longer have to pick up a book or look at pictures. Not only can we talk with people from various cultures but we can teach them about our own. We can witness archaeological digs online, that are being performed in different parts parts of the world. There are many positive things I can say about technology but personally I find the fact that now we can have tours online of things like mayan temples and priamids facinating. Many of us are not able to afffored to travel to places like egypt, or mexico, so now it seem just a mouse click away. I do have to agree with some negative aspects, I have watched endless television shows about child predators. I see the vast difference in kids today and when I was growing up. I find children are more inclined to stay inside and play on the computer then go outside and run around. There is more of an up rise in childhood obesity then there ever was before. Sites like paypal have to exist because you can not just put your personal information on the web.I feel to on the fense about this subject to really say im on one side more so then anther.