Technology was a great blessing at first it enabled humans more free time and less work day to day but as it advanced it slowly started to replace humans in the work place and how we socialize on a daily basis.

 

Before the internet, cable T.V, cellular phones and affordable online gaming consoles kids used to spend their time outside playing games like tag hide and seek cops and robbers football and many other sports but now it seems humans especially teens are more occupied with the internet and texting rather then conversing with each other in person or going outside and when they are outside they spend their time texting or on social media websites via their phones. Is it just me or does it seem like alot of todays problems are a result of technology? masterbation for instance wasn't so popular until the internet enabled free streaming porn even to minors using the computer also "twerking" has become widely practiced and posted on many social media networks its "sexy" but at the same time degrading to women even 13 year old are doing it which is disturbing. Even sexting has has become widely used by teens and adults alike and enables even people in relationships to "cheat" without getting caught or actually kissing, having sex, or other physical activitys which would be considered "cheating".

 

When i was a kid i never had any information on sex and stuff until i was in high school when people slowly started talking about it. But with this new generation you have some 6th-8th grade kids knowing more about sex then alot of seniors did when you went to school even worse they are getting pregnant! On top of that even our music now is primarily about sex and money. Also we have girls (10-15 years old) looking and acting like they are 18-20 years old and claiming to be so which in turn they sleep around and earn the title "slut".

 

Now for the more positive effects on technology light bulbs to give us lights and night and replace the need for candles. alarms which enable us to never to late again or to remind us of important things to do celluar phones which enable us to contact lost loved ones or to contact the police in emergency situations, Sprinkler Stations which enable use to water our grass hands and time free, dishwashers and clothes washers, dryers and vaccumes to save the work and time of doing it by hand, also cars to get use from point a to point b 10 times faster then a bike. But even with all these great things we still have people who complain about doing dishes cleaning and mowing the lawn. It seems like technology makes us a extremely lazy even when its as easy as it gets.

 

Now i know not everyone is on their phones or computers all day but it seems with every year that goes by more and more people are more dependant on technology now with all that being said is this natural of what was expected to happen and is a phase that will just go away or doesn't matter or is technology helping us to dig our own graves? Could we survive 1 year without technology (living in the dark ages again e.g Runescape times) What do you think?

Technology is good. The way people use it is bad.

Good it's like what botrs said its bad if people use it in a bad way.

I've actually been writing a book about something similar to Tech. being good or bad for society. It's mostly about children today and the world they grow up in being more parented by electronics and school-in some cases-rather than the mother and father. I don't go into the sexuality of it all, because that's a different completely different story. As for it while I'm in this thread though, pornography has become a lot more accessible today compared to 10 years ago when I was 13. I'm not sure if anyone else knows what it is, but when I was growing up there was a black cable box that could be rigged to get all the channels for free. Admittedly, my first encounter with sex related issues was on MTV when I seen a show that I shouldn't have been watching. My parents had always been very open with me though and treated me with a level of maturity that was beyond my age though so they told me what it was and I'm grateful for it. 

 

As for girls being 'sluts' and such at a young age that's always been a thing it's just that there's more people, and more pressure from it today. My 6th grade year(2001) there were maybe five 8th grade girls that were pregnant. My 8th grade year(2003) ten girls-double the amount in a two year period-had become pregnant. Fast forward five years and I'm now a senior in 2008, 24 girls were pregnant in my graduating class. That's SENIORS alone, and if I had to guess I would say up to 50 girls were pregnant throughout all grades. On the other hand with the advent of shows such as 16 and Pregnant, they glorify teen pregnancy almost and I think the show is just horrible for that to be honest. 

Technology is good. The way people use it is bad.

 

i Agree with this 100%

I support it and i think is good, of course out of something good there's always someone or something that will ruin it and use it the other way but it's more beneficial than destructive.

Inherently, technology is neither good nor evil. These are terms we give to beings of consciousness. For some, this only involves humans. For the religious, it also implies god, angels, demons, etc...

 

It is who wields the weapon and for what purpose is the weapon being used. Never will it be the weapon itself, unless it picks itself up and fires with intention, Of course, pigs may also fly on that day.

Considering the fact that we're discussing this on the internet right now, I'd say it's probably pretty good. It's allowed us to develop past the point where we need to beat up woolly mammoths for food.

Is there a point where evolve our knowledge of universe/technology to the point where there is no return? I always picture like in the matrix technology uses humans. 

Point of no return? Sort of I suppose. Since our new technologies have profoundly influenced our economy and the way we do business, it would be extensively difficult to willingly revert ourselves technologically speaking. There is only one great equalizer in the world and that is money. Like it or not, its how our world works.

Technology is another phase of life's evolutionary path. You'll see it take over completely in the next few decades

Technology is fine but Rs ruined my life

Technology, as well as Science are great things, not only does it help evolve the way we live daily, but it also saves lives. That said, with the Earth becoming populated quickly, it'll eventually be the down fall of our civilization. Everything will be done by some sort of Robot, and the lack of Jobs for humans will slowly dwindle.

Like everything else, it's good in correct doses.