The Advancement of Technology vs The Rapid Death of Society
Ok. I think we can safely (And unfortunately) say that alongside this rapid advancement in technology there has been an even more rapid decline in the
quality of society. This is pretty much an already established issue and has been observable for quite a long time. Perhaps kicking off quite a bit
when T.V's became a household thing.
Look at the youth these days. SERIOUSLY. And before I get flamed I am within full right of saying this as I am in fact only 19 years old and have to
deal with these people on a daily basis. Being quite social I get out quite a lot and meet a lot of different young people ranging from the ages of
13-14 to people in their late twenties and early thirties. Don't get me wrong, I know some really cool and decent people but it is incredibly hard to
find young people like this amongst all the crap.
What I notice is that as more and more generations are spawned there are more and more of the following symptoms;
Poor communication skills: Kids are relying more and more on the internet to communicate and are finding it harder and harder to communicate
properly with people in person. The level of vocabulary in a frighteningly high number of young people today is absolutely appalling. Kids are
ACTUALLY STARTING TO SAY THINGS LIKE 'LOL' IN SPOKEN CONVERSATION.
Poor education: A lot of kids these days know absolutely nothing of the world around them. They don't pay attention in school. They show no
respect for their parents or teachers. They have no curiosity for anything that doesn't directly effect them and with the internet, the world DOES
practically revolve around you. The only things a lot of these kids seem to care about are their video games, their clothes, their next bag of weed,
their next binge drinking session or their Gang(lawl). Which leads me on to my next point.
Gang culture: Maybe more easily referred to in the UK as 'Chav Culture', this is maybe the biggest bane in our society right now. Everyone is
an enemy or a target. People should be bullied for fun. Dominance should be asserted everywhere it
isn't needed and standard morals, values,
principles and manners are pretty much none-existent.
The children are our future?
Well I'm looking and from what I can see, if this is the case then we are
pretty screwed!
Sure. Nowadays you can shop, socialise, listen to music and do just about everything from your mobile phone. You can also grab a games console and
slaughter thousands of people a day with some pretty realistic looking graphics. There is enough media to keep a man occupied his whole life.
But at what cost?
How many girls will develop anorexia before our society crumbles? How many young boys will get stabbed over some pointless hyped up bravado? How many
illegal wars will be fought with unfair and unjust targeting?
How far will technology advance before we all kill ourselves with stupidity? Will it advance enough to ensure our species surviving on another planet?
Will corporations allow technology that will save our planet to come into the consumer market or will the corporations continue to kill our planet?
The Advancement of Technology vs The Rapid Death of Society
Who will win?
-TechUnique
edit on 26/10/2010 by TechUnique because: (no reason given)
edit on 26/10/2010 by TechUnique because: (no reason
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