Do you ever fear that the world is becoming because of technology?

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The purpose of technology, before anything else, is to make life easier for mankind. This has been the goal of almost every technological advancement and discovery. But when you think about it, there are a few things that came with technology that aren't really good for us as a people. I'll start with the basic ones and move into the more industrial problems

First on this list has to be social media: when the social media apps were first thought of, I'm sure their creators intended for them to be a way to connect people and it has for the most part. But then again, no one wants the world to see the ugly parts of them so they make it seem like they have a perfect life. But elsewhere in the world, people look at that and believe it and then feel like their lives aren't good enough. This has to be the major cause of the quarter life crisis that most youths face nowadays.

Second on the list has to be the disconnecting effect. Basically speaking, people nowadays are always glued to a screen. Infact for the past hour or so I've been glued to my phobe, answering questions on musing. The entire purpose of the internet was to connect people around the world. And for the better part, it has. But it's mostly at the expense of the relationship we have with the people around us. I'm a twenty year old and i spend my days in my room browsing and basically just playing games online but I barely ever go out and stay with friends anymore. Infact when my friends come over, I kind of get annoyed because I'd much rather chat with them. The same applies to most people. We can be in one part of the country having a conversation with someone in another part of the country but we forgot the people that are right there next to us.

Humans are meant to be a social specie but technology is making it such that we are social in all the wrong ways and I hope we can recover one day.

Then to top it all, we have the issue of global warming which is a product of our technological advancements. Everyday it gets worse and some people even believe that it doesn't exist. Meanwhile we're tearing our only planet apart with no remorse. When I think about these things I honestly wonder whether we would be better off without it but I fear that it will only get worse. We will only get worse