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Does Technological Progress Do More Harm Than Good?

Is progress in technology more of a good thing or a bad thing? Should we do anything to limit the progress of technology before it is more fully understood?

Technological Progress is Good

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Technological Progress is Bad

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8 points

Technological progress is good because it gives us the power to share our ideas and grow businesses and share our ideas. With technological progress we can teach better by adding chrome books into schools (like ours) and have the ability to take our work anywhere. Some parts of the progress could also be bad. Say they start building more complex technical weapons or bombs and start to terrorize all over the world. But also its good cause we can defend using our new weapons or defense's too. The new technology coming out could be a variety of good and bad. Cars like the Tesla could make a huge impact on the world as less gases would enter our lungs and create less Climate Change. Technology got us pretty far so far, let's see what it could keep doing for us.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
8 points

I believe that the technological advancements in today's society is bad because other countries have access to some of the most deadly weapons that could that out half of a continent for example North Korea was constructing a miniaturized silver spherical nuclear bomb which was only obtainable due to the advances it technology. But on the other hand technology advances are also very good to society because in many schools they are using technology to their advantage because students have access to laptops which will help them take notes and the laptops will keeps things in one place and there won't be a higher risk of losing anything.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
8 points

I think Technological progress is Good Because In today people use it not for just killing but to see if there is a way to live on other plants , how long we live, and more Advancements that can help scientist find more new things about the world. Yes there is a lot of bad things but there's more good things that happen such as helping military personals using drones to find and locate an enemies to be more safe and have less casualties in a war or fight. Also the new technology can help doctors how to fight incurable diseases and locate how to get rid of it. It's good in today's society to have new technology because every year people are getting cured not dying as much and also living longer than people did back then. We can use the new scientific technology to do things for us and help us if we don't know and help us figure what we need to do in order of a crisis.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
8 points

Technological progress are a good thing to this world. People think that technological advancements are going to fast and not following the laws like killer drones. But we need these drones to protect our U.S. citizens. Although the drone has killed 3 U.S. citizens, we know those people were bad and they were likely to kill more innocent people so who would you rather have more innocent people dying, or bad people dying. Also these drones help to protect soldiers, these drones can go far out into the battlefield and detect enemies so that they know where the danger is. Also they can do the jobs for soldiers so that they don’t get seriously injured or killed. These new technological advancements will improve our lives and keep the county safe. These technological advancements is a positive thing for our country and this technology will not stop coming.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
8 points

Technological progress is bad, because we will go to far with it. Technological progress is good to an extent such as health, transportation, and luxury, but it will go to far to the point of maybe we have our iPhone's as our arms, We have people lifting 200 pounds like its nothing, we have people not even lifting a finger to get things done, none of this is good, yes it sounds unbelievable and cool , but where's the hard work if you can lift 200 pounds because your parents changed your chromosomes before you were born you didn't earn it all you did was get handed that gift. We may have a terrorist wipe us out with airborne form of a disease, because we had the technology to make that happen, we may have a full out nuclear war because every country has evolved into having at least one nuke, and when do we ease on the brake were going to fast at this point the quicker we keep going, the quicker we seal our ticket to extinction by ourselves. Technological progress must call the brakes, because if we don’t stop this then no one will and it will be too late for us.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
8 points

Technology is GOOD because without technology I wouldn't be typing this right now. Technology is like a person it grows since we have technology we can use it in our society for the Good. But there's always an opposing side in which case is technology is bad because it creates more problems in life like building bombs and weapons etc. By focusing on the good in technology is a great thing to use in life. It's good because it helps soldiers in the army return to their families because of drones they can replace a living soldier. If technology is saving life there's a good in technology.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
8 points

Technological Progress is good. The reason why is because tech is turning into the future our economy,businesses and the way we fight criminals is all turning into tech for an example we killed a handful of terrorists using drones. Technological progress is how we got to the moon,create the atomic bomb,and make countless discoveries in science,MIT discovered a way to reverse paralysis and in a decade it will be used all around the country. If we don't have technological progress businesses won't have a way to protect themselves against ongoing cyber attacks

and for the world cyber attacks will become the new modern warfare,so without any progress we wont' advance in anything and our info will be vulnerable to cyber attackers.

That is why technological progress is important for the U.S and the world.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
7 points

Technological progress is great for humanity because it’s making people safer everyday due to increased security for countries around the world. It is making countries stronger because it helps them know what’s going on around the world. For example, unmanned drones have been used to take out terrorists and other terrible criminals without putting soldiers in harm’s way. This is great because countries such as the U.S are able to sustain their military better because of unmanned aircrafts. Technology also helps for typical people in the U.S. For example, nowadays there are security cameras all over the place in all major cities and urban areas. This is great for security and the well being of people. Security cameras also great evidence for court cases so the wrong person won’t go to jail. As technology progresses the world becomes more civilized and safer.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
7 points

Technological progress is good because it has unlocked new opportunities in life to experience and use. Computers can bring us new things such as video games, life support, communication, transportation, and more. The improvement of technology opens up more job opportunities for unemployed workers in the fields of computers, transportation, service, and others. Improvements in technology has brought the human race new medicine, fast transportation and communication, weather warnings and predictions, new forms of entertainment, prouductivity, and other things. Yes, there are cons to the improvement of technology, but who says that they cannot be prevented by technology?

Side: Technological Progress is Good
7 points

I believe the progress that technology has been and will continue to make the world more efficient and easier to live in. Everyone uses technology and most people would have a very hard time living without it. It’s hard to image because as of now technology is everywhere and influences your life more than you know, most of which and very good and often in life-saving ways. Technology is not just phones and computers, it is much more. One of the most important fields of technology is medicine. The amount of progress that modern day medicine has made single-handedly boost everyone's lifespan by amazing amounts and is still evolving right now to help stop even more diseases. However, some believe that if technology keeps going the way that it is going than the world will be very unstable and as newer technology comes out and old technology becomes cheaper and more widely used everyone can have the potential harmful technology, such as a high school student being able to build a nuke because getting the technology to do so would be readily available. In turn, the number of good things that technology does for us will cause most people to want to keep using it because of how helpful it is to literally every single aspect of our lives. And yes right now we don't know for certain how to prevent for harmful technology to get to the public but just like there is right now we have ways of keeping harmful technology out of the hands of the public and as new technology comes out so will ideas and concepts to prevent people from misusing it.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
7 points

Technological progress is good because it makes life easier and more efficient. It also gives us the power to share our ideas with others and improve our communities. Some might argue that the world is too dependent on technology but that is not the case. Without new and improving technology, we wouldn’t have cars, phones, medical devices and many other things that we use everyday and that help the lives of everyday humans. We have came so far and can do so many more things that at one point seemed impossible and for these reasons, advancements in technology do more good than harm.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
7 points

Technological progress is good for the world. Technological progress is good because we can use this new technology to keep in touch with the world and our friends/family. Also, new technology is good in schools. Schools have been using technology for many things as technology grows more. Some schools have even gone paperless because they use laptops now instead of paper. However, many people feel like going paperless in schools is bad because students retain more when they physically write information down. On the other hand, since students have so many study resources with them while using the laptops, they can find a ton of study tools to help them. In conclusion, technological advancement is good for the world mostly because it is good for schools.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
6 points

Technological progress as a whole is a good thing. In our everyday lives we are surrounded by incredible examples of technology that we as a society sometimes take for granted. For example you most likely woke up today and drove to school/work. The car that you drove is full of amazing technology such as built in navigation, built in phone, and a climate controlled environment. You most likely didn’t even think about the amenities that are in your car, but you shouldn’t take them for granted. Furthermore in 2017 we are a society and country that is obsessed with our smartphones, and most people own one and use it on a daily basis, hardly considering the amount of technology that is sitting in the palm of your hand. Some people might agree with me so far, but still hesitate to say that technological progress is a good thing. They might argue that technology will one day be too powerful for humanity's own good. This is the farthest thing from the truth, for technology can only do good in our society, for we as the creators of it hold the ultimate reigns over it therefore we should not be concerned about it harming us. Technology is the crucial component that we as humans must utilize in order to advance as a society, and hopefully one day into a more advanced civilization.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
6 points

I think that the Technological Process is good because ever since we started making technology better, our lives have been easier than ever before. Since the creation of the smartphone and drones, lives are being saved and spared because we can call 911 in the press of a button and we don't need to put people in the line of enemy fire. Yes, technology can be used to cause bad things like drone shooting errors, cyber bullying, homemade bombs, virus or errors in A.I and robots, but we can deal with these things because we keep enhancing technology and making it better.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
6 points

Some people may fear technology because of the bad things people can use it to do, but overall technological progress is beneficial because it makes our world smaller and brings people closer together than they have ever been before. With the advancements in communication technology, people are now able to communicate with people all around the world with the literal press of a button. These technologies not only allow people to stay close even when separated by distance but it also allows for the quicker spread of news and helps the common citizen to be more informed of the world and what is going on around them. With the easy access of the internet on mobile phones and the widespread availability of television, people are able to keep updated on the current news and receive updates almost as soon as something happens. For example, when 9/11 occurred all of America was able to know what was going on in New York live through the news that was broadcast on TV. This helped to unite all of America during this tragic time in our history. So even though it was technology that caused 9/11, without this technology the US wouldn’t have been able to come together to fight back. All in all, technology brings people together, and without it we wouldn’t be where we are today.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
6 points

Some people think the technological progress is bad because it is replacing jobs of people and could be very harmful to our society. But I think that the technological progress is good because it can help us in many different situations. For example every time technology advances we learn more about diseases and how we can do more to fight back against them and people that have lost limbs or hearing they can be helped thanks to the the advances in technology. Also instead of sending large groups of troops into the battle field we can now send n drones and lower the deaths of people risking their lives for something that technology can now do for us. Many people will say that if technology keeps advancing that it would be easier to create bombs or weaponize viruses. But since technology is advancing we would be able to track history of people and it would be easier locate things like that. Its also brings more advances to our cars and it makes us safer things such as auto brakes, front and rear view cameras. Some could argue that the auto brakes could malfunction but that's why car companies would have to do multiple test that make sure it works correctly.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
6 points

My forced position in what to think is that technological advancement is good. There are a variety of reasons why technological advancement is good. For starters, it can help cure modern diseases. Nanotechnology can be used to kill cancer cells. I know that some say tech is bad because in the future people can procure biological weapons in their basements. But tech can be made to sniff out those weapons and dispose of them. Tech can also be used to make the world safer by detecting terrorists and disposing of them. Finally, tech can be used to improve living standards by helping people with stuff that may be too hard for someone to do, like lifting heavy stuff or taking care of their kids.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
4 points

While some would say technological progress is bad because it could potentially be very harmful to our society, I think technological progress is good because of the many great things it can do for mankind. For instance, we no longer have to send a whole swarm of troops in to take down a terrorist if we could just send a drone in to do it for us. To add, it can also improve the way we get around by means of transportation. Not only that but the progress of technology improves our knowledge on the human body and how to fix/medicate certain diseases and disabilities. If it was not for technological progress than many of us would not be alive today, constantly in pain, or not be able to control our actions.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
4 points

Yes, Technological Progress is Good. We now have things like drones to help us defend against terrorists, eventually we won’t need to work hard, we’ll have better cars, better computers, we could manipulate DNA and have high school courses working on what scientists today are working on. As well as the fact that we could all do it with the push of a few buttons. While some people say that Drones kill more people than they need to, they are still having improvements everyday and that will someday stop all the unnecessary casualties. Better cars are a thing of the future, one day we could have flying cars that run on solar energy and more reusable resources like air, or even just a regular car that runs on that. There are scientists working on improving our global warming issue. With technology we can accomplish so much more than without any of it. We’re making fighting robots too. If that isn’t enough to have everyone for technological advancements then what is? It’s a fighting robot! Transformers in real life, but without the car part of it. Eventually that could very well be a thing. With advancements we could find cures for things like cancer, muscle dysmorphia, aids, and so much more. We could even someday have artificial intelligence. You could make a brain dead person have full consciousness and not be a lifeless shell. There isn’t a single reason that this shouldn’t be a good thing.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
4 points

Technological progress is good because if we do find a terrorist then they can be taken care of almost instantaneously with a drone then the benefit is that we are down one terrorist. The benefits of technological progress are that if we get into a nuclear war we can make a bunch of nukes pretty fast. Of course, the downfall of this is that terrorists could make nukes in their basement one day but until that day comes we are really at no harm. If we do find a terrorist then they can be taken off the playing field with a drone and/ or we could leave them to be free until they screw up.others might say that technological progress is bad by saying that people could manufacture nukes in their basement but if we find someone doing that we can easily get rid of them and definitely make the world a better place

Side: Technological Progress is Good
4 points

Tech is good, I guess

Technological progress is good because it’s bringing us one step closer to the future. By making things such as robots and advanced AI, we can begin to be solve problems in the real world, like curing diseases or building things that could be dangerous for man but easy for a machine. Now, just because someone could build a neutrino bomb in their house doesn’t make that a bad thing, or at least the fact that we have come this far in our technological enhancements. Now, say someone got a hold of our tech then what gives? We can just turn it off and or deactivate it or even better, self destruct it on them. All in all, our technological advances we’ve made aren’t that bad.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
4 points

The technological process is good.

REASON:

The reason why the technological process is more good is because it can be helping a lot of people. Technology helps people like sending them messages instead of you going to that person and telling him/her your message. To me, technology is a faster way to transfer some things to another person. Without technology like touchscreen phones, people won’t be able to contact each other from very far distances. Technology can also entertain people like televisions. The technology can also be very helpful on writing long documents. People can sometimes get very tired of writing everything by hand so with computers people can type the document instead and for some people typing a document is much more faster than writing a document by hand. In conclusion these are mostly the reasons why the technological process is a good thing.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
4 points

I think that technological progress is a good thing because it is the reason Rome fell. The Roman empire might have lasted longer if the empire focused on advances in communication and fighting then the empire would become stronger than everyone else. But since the Romans slacked off and stopped advancing the empire fell to a lesser Germanic tribe that wanted to destroy Rome and they did so by advancing in technology and fighting tactics. Some people might say that humanity's way of handling conflict will lead to our demise because we have advanced so far in technology, but if the united states stopped developing new weapons and building new technology then another country would become stronger and develop better weaponry. In other words Technological advancement is not a bad thing. Technological advancements are what keeps the human race alive.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
4 points

Technological Progress is good because it is used in the military for bombing such as drones. The use of drones makes it so we don’t have to put a life at risk. Some say technological progress is bad because people can find ways to hack into technology if they are able to hack into technology they can find all of personal information. But technological progress is also amazing because we can make arms and legs or vets who have lost an arm or a leg in a war. With these limbs they may be rather expensive now but they can act like completely normal limbs of the body. But imagine 10 to 20 years into the future we will be able to find new ways to make the limbs more effective but also find ways to make them as effective but for much cheaper! If technology continues to advance it will bring with it many ways to make the lives of those with disabilities easier! It will improve the way people with physical impairments life there life it will affect people everywhere!

Side: Technological Progress is Good
4 points

Good:

The advancement of technology is not only good but it is necessary for our time, as technology gets more advanced we have higher chances of finding cures for many diseases like aids, cancer, Lou Gehrig's disease, etc. There are many new things that can be created to help people when a person who has had their limbs amputated we can created a robot arm to help him/her get around easier this is already going on now but with further development we can improve this robot limb to make it identical to a real human limb. Other technology that we can create is a cloning machine this is also going on now a scientist have now made an embryonic clone of a person and this will also help us human if someone needs a kidney transplant or a heart transplant they won’t have to wait for a donor the scientist can just clone a fully functional kidney for the patient.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
3 points

While Technology may have created negative actions throughout time, I believe that technology at the end of the day, is a good thing. Technology can range from many things, such as video games, phones, TV, etc. Technology has the ability to create entertainment for everyone, and it also allows for easier communications with friends and family, or for your job. Plus, apps such as Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat provides the ability to show other people to see what’s going on, and you can share interesting or funny posts that you’ve found to other people, thus creating more entertainment. Moreover, technology has been advancing schools and the way they teach. School’s have been getting more reliant on technology now compared to then, since it allows teaching via a video, and it can allow access to class notes in case someone missed the notes or need a refresher. Technology has been evolving for a long time now and it’s still progressing. Transportation devices, like cars, have been evolving for the good as well, since they starting to create safer transportation, and more transportation options, like flying cars or cars that can move on water.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
3 points

Technology-the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.Technology has brought us from foraging and hunting with a stick to what we are today. Personal pleasures, education, communication, Better ways to produce food,better ways to distribute water, transportation, shelter, and better ways to identify and treat disease are but a few ways that technology has given us an advantage over our past selves. Technology is what defines us as man, it is what separates us from animals. Communication has exponentially increased countless aspects of life. The difference between millions of people being able to share ideas and one or two people trying to figure something out is mind boggling. the average life expectancy during the 17th century was 35 years. It is now 81 years for woman and 76 years for man. This is what technology has done.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
3 points

Technology progress is good because it allows people to share ideas easier and communicate easier. We are now able to make self driving cars because of technology.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
1 point

Helps us advance as a Human race, and it also makes it easier to store data in a small space. Which makes more space for other things. Also, we can use technology to make life easier. Like we could have self driving cars to reduce crashes. and we could also have less hard jobs for people to do. Like someone who is a skyscraper maker. People die from that job all the time from falling. We could have robots build them instead. For two reasons: 1. They could do it much faster than humans could. 2. We wouldn't be wasting valuable lives and use those other people for other jobs. Plus we would get to spend more quality time with our families instead of dragging ourselves to work. At like 4:00 in the morning.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
1 point

i think the technological progress is good because we can create new ways to help people that have cancer and many other diseases. also we can help defend our country and save our troops from having the chance of getting killed. back then when we didn't have technology back in the days more people were getting killed because they didn't have the medical equipment that we have today now less people are being killed from diseases. for example with weather equipment we have the ability to tell when a storm is coming because of radar scanners. so people have time to get to a shelter in like a tornado, hurricane, etc. we also can now help people with disabilities.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
1 point

The advancement of technology is a good thing because although civilians will be able to use new technology that can do harm to others and hurt those they want to the progression of technology will make it so that unlike guns it would be difficult to get your hands on this new technology. if this technology is a weapon that can be used for war it would make the body count on our side drop. The technological progression will eventually make a weapon that would be dangerous in the hands of civilians, assuming that civilians have a possibility of getting their hands on such a great weapon then there would be a big difference in difficulty to getting the weapon that the new technology has produced compared to guns. Other than it getting into civilian hands if a new weapon produced from new technology is better than any sort of weapons we have today then the country with said weapon would dominate in any battles or wars. If an advancement in technology would be able to do more good than bad then there really is no reason to stop the progression of technology.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
1 point

Good:

Technology is good because they help us share our ideas to our others. We can drive we can get to school and work. Its helps us unlocked new stuff in life to experience and use, we can invent new video games to entertain us. We can keep in touch with our friends and family. In school we use technology to help us in school for homework. On our phones we can call 911 and that saves our lives. With our technology we can put criminals in jail. People can use the internet to look up stuff to help us out. When we go to war we use technology to help us fight

Side: Technological Progress is Good
1 point

Some people believe technology is very valuable and accepted it for what technology is, and some may argue that technology is terrible. For the purpose of this project I will explain how technology is extravagant. As much as you may not realize it, you use technology for everything even if it is not you who uses the technology, your parents may tell you the weather outcast for the week and where did they get the information from? For our generation we use technology for many school purposes ranging from spelling words to looking up language art answers other people have written. You can text friends, family and strangers from many different places in the world almost instantly, comparing that to letters that could take days, weeks or months depending on where you live and how fast you respond and take you letter to the post office. In other words technology has many reasons that is is beneficial to the human race and there's hundreds of reasons that technology is beneficial.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
1 point

Technology process is good apparently because it can hard make things easier like maybe cars in the future it can be flying cars so there might be no more traffic. The chances of these things being hacked is slim to nome because it has high security and people have to do stuff that could take years of dedication. Technology process is good apparently because it can hard make things easier like maybe cars in the future it can be flying cars so there might be no more traffic. The chances of these things being hacked is slim to nome because it has high security and people have to do stuff that could take years of dedication.

Technology process is good apparently because it can hard make things easier like maybe cars in the future it can be flying cars so there might be no more traffic. The chances of these things being hacked is slim to nome because it has high security and people have to do stuff that could take years of dedication.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
1 point

P[ Technology is good and should improve

Technology should improve because the more you have the better off you are. When technology gets far enough that people can create bombs in their basements it might be bad but it's not anywhere in the near future. That technology would be very expensive even if it was in the far future. Another way that tech is good and should advance is that it helps the world so much in its other advancements

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Side: Technological Progress is Good
1 point

Technological progress is good in many aspects such as its impact on education, work life, and social environment to name a few. Many may argue that the advancement of technology has in turn made it’s users much lazier but there is no wrong in saving time and money by simplifying the process of doing tasks. This goes for it’s use in one’s education or work life. Students or workers can now access a variety of resources online, diminishing the need to buy and carry things that they’d have to if not for this technological process. Instant connection is granted among users and they are in reach of fellow peers or co-workers which proves to be useful when in need to discuss and share information. Countless careers have improved with the progression of technology especially those in the medical field, which has essentially improved healthcare as well. Of course the downside is the decrease in jobs that have been taken up by technology made to replace a handful of worker as a cheaper substitute however, this also opens up many jobs in engineering, programming, and maintenance of the technology being made. The biggest downside of technological progression is the unfortunate misuse of some factors. As technology continues to development, the amount of hackers will increase seeing that access to it will be granted more easily. Fortunately there will always be those who work against those with malicious intentions and they’re only bound to get more efficient at what they do. Without technological progress, the world would suffer from lack of connection, substandard health, and flawed technology so instead of looking at the harm that comes with it, people should focus on all the good that it has done and how it has brought the world to how it is now.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
1 point

The world’s technological advancements have made a huge positive impact on our society in many ways. such as letting us spread information on a much larger scale, it also has allowed us to communicate through the entire world with complete freedom.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
0 points

Technological progress is good. The reason for that is that it allows the growth of population: Medical technology and the Industrial Revolution started the major population growth that is characteristic of today’s society. Population growth is good because it allows people who are more specifically better at things to combine their ideas, increases the workforce, strengthens the economy, etc. and is what keeps a society alive for a long time. If people who are against technology bring up overpopulation, population growth in developed countries is slowly going to a stop due to more women in the workforce and in education, which wouldn’t happen without technology like the automobile that allows for quicker diffusion of concepts. Another reason why technological progress is good is that it protects people from diseases. Without the vaccine, a technology from 1796, very dangerous diseases like smallpox and polio would have still become extant today. Without modern purification of drinking water, epidemics such as cholera would have been more prevalent today. Even though vaccination for a long time will cause evolution of “superbugs” as a group of species, scientists are already working on a vaccine for them.

Side: Technological Progress is Good
5 points

Technological progress is bad because I feel the more our country advances in technology the more people are going to be tunneled into a computer or a phone, even more than they would right now. Also stuff like drones now drop bombs and kill people, some are civilians, and yes some are bad people. The drones are going to places we are not at war with and killing people which is unnecessary. Like one day we are supposed to have machines doing work for us, also having flying cars, war robots, and even gene advancements that make us not us. Also the more technology we have there is more of a chance that something could go wrong. This is a little over the top with the technology don’t you think?

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
5 points

Yes technological progress does more harm than good. Although technology has made life much more easier it is not always as good as one might think. With technology progressing at a rapid rate it is only a matter of time before someone does something malicious and evil with technology. You already see it from viruses and hacks some of which destroy people life. This could be seen from the very recent Equifax hack which released 143 million social security numbers. Another thing that may occur in the future is someone may be able to make a very deadly bomb with some materials and information provided from the internet. Just with some crafty work, materials, and a working internet hundreds maybe even thousands could be killed. That is not the only that may happen. Technology may make it so where high school students will be able to create life at school. This could also mean a very deadly virus that could kill hundreds of thousands of people. These are some possibilities in the not so far future. Technology may be good now but we need to take a step and evaluate some of the risks first.

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
5 points

Technological Progress is Bad

There is a reasoning why we want to stop terrorism, and it is because they can get a hold of our tech that is one of our many reasons that we are the world power. That technology is called “The Nuclear Bomb.” First used against Japan in 1945, and it is getting even stronger than before. Nuclear Bombs we create today have the power of blowing up States. The Nuclear Bomb is one of many Technical Creations that could cause havoc if enemies get their hands on them. The United States and the rest of the world are making more tech to harm others. There are fun Tech that we like using, and there are also bad tech. We have Remote Controlled Helicopters, then there are Attack Drones, We have Toy Robots, and then there are War Robots. We need to stop making Tech that will harm others and maybe work on something more fun and friendly.

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
5 points

Our rate at which we are advancing in technology could be considered a bad thing. As we get smarter and as our technology increases the chances of our technology causing damage to us increases as well. People are currently creating stronger and much more harmful weapons due to our advancements in technology. For example we are currently so advanced that almost anyone can go online and do research on how to create a bomb or other weapons. People say that our technological progress is a good thing because it could make our lives easier. The problem with that statement is that people will soon get too used to the easier life, and they could forget or lack the basic essentials for surviving.

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
5 points

Technology is bad, there are many reasons why this is so and even though there are lots of good things you can do with technology there are many ways to exploit this stuff.

Technology makes it easy to hack into a Bank’s website and electronically withdraw tons of money, this has happened for years along with that there are thousands of reports of identity theft a lot of this has happened because there is no real defence against this if anything is technological it can and/or will be hacked and leaked to the internet.

There are also hacking groups such as anonymous that hack for good but they still exploit technology and hack computers.

And something else with that there is something called the deep web which is full of disgusting and horrible things such as selling organs and lethal drugs to selling very illegal weapons that the United Nations have banned internationally.

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
5 points

Why is technological progress bad

In my opinion technology is bad in my point of view because people just stay in the computer and just play games in their room or somewhere. Like my cousin plays in his computer all day that kind of bothers me I also have respect for the ones that work on those kinds of jobs but I would recommend to take a break from the technology. Taking it more advanced is that people can actually build a nuclear weapon that can harm many people we can still not do those kinds of thing but at some point we are going to get to that point where now people can create weapons. Technology can also cause obesity for spending time talking to their friends watching videos technology can also cause poor sleep habits and if you don't have too much sleep you don't really pay attention in class and you sleep in class so yeaaaaaaaaa.

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
5 points

My position in what I think is, that technological progress is bad. Some things that make it not good is the fact there will be a point where someone could easily make a weapon of Mass Destruction in their own house. Or with the technology they can trap people in a game, or state where their body is inactive, forever or however long they want and conduct unconscientious studies.Those studied could be on the human brain and how to alter information such as memories and current state and emotions. While others will argue that it's good because we could easily make something to counteract it and that we could even find treatments for things that otherwise is incurable. But with that logic, someone could also hinder the research by making another disease or even bring back a bad thing like the Spanish flu which killed more than the Great War, also known as WWI did.

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5 points

Technological progress does more harm than good. As technology advances more and more less and less jobs will be needed in the work force. For example, there are some fast food restaurants that have implemented touch screen kiosks where you can order and pay for the food you order. This is eliminating jobs from these places which equates to a higher unemployed rate. Others say that technology makes human’s lives easier. That isn’t necessarily a good thing because at the same time it is making our lives easier it takes away some of our ability to think for ourselves. For example, with the new Jibo robot that will be coming out soon humans who will have that will rely on Jibo for many things such as remembering things for you so humans will end up relying on technology instead of themselves.

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4 points

The Dark Side of Technology

Technological progress is bad, because we are advancing too fast without the necessary rules and regulations. We have to be ethical when we use technology in recent years debates over topics such as drone usage and NSA monitoring have sparked disagreement.While technology does put a lot of information at our fingertips, and creates new possibilities there is also a dark side. Rights are infringed upon to protect the common good and who is regulating the people protecting the common good? What about the security of Americans, our government is run completely on technology. If an attack were to ever happen on the American financial system or electrical the country would be crippled. We have to make sure that we are advancing at a moderate pace, which is not the one we are currently at.

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4 points

Technological progress is bad because people can use the advanced technology to hack people’s stuff, there would be more crime since it is so easy to make yourself anonymous and make it so that no one knows who you really are. People are generally more comfortable talking to people behind a screen since they feel protected and feel like they can be who they want to be more. Since people are more comfortable doing that, people could easily do things they aren't supposed to like cyberbullying, hacking into someone’s files to get information about that person. People could hack into your little talking robots like the Alexa to find out around what time you get home, they could get your address, your name, etc. That could lead to more robberies or break ins.

I could see why people say that technology improves our lifestyle, and makes things so much easier. But making life easier isn’t always a good thing, it just tends to make people lazier and less knowledgeable since they can just look up everything to find out how to do something. We as a society rely too much on our technology for everything. When technology breaks, how are you going to get things done? When a natural disaster hits, power is out, everything is either washed away or taken away. How are you supposed to know what to do when you can’t look it up? If you find someone with a phone, do you even know the important people’s phone numbers or is it just always in your phone. Plus, isn’t technology just hurting us? What about the Earth, does anyone even care about it anymore? We are using too many non-renewable resources to power our technology and when something breaks, it just goes in the trash, putting the possibly toxic chemicals that were in the computer to go into the Earth, killing people and animals. We are always behind a screen, so people don’t notice what’s going on around them. There could be a little girl all alone and lost and no one would notice or care because what’s on their screen is more important. Technology isn’t always a good thing, it really can hurt us and our society. If we don’t fix how our technology progresses, or control/limit the amount of time we spend behind a screen, it could be fatal to our world and/or the human race.

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
4 points

I believe that the technological advancements in today's society is bad because other countries have access to some of the most deadly weapons that could that out half of a continent for example north korea was constructing a miniaturized silver spherical nuclear bomb which was only obtainable due to the advances it technology. But on the other hand technology advances are also very good to society because in many schools they are using technology to their advantage because students have access to laptops which will help them take notes and the laptops will keeps things in one place and there won't be a higher risk of losing anything.

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TomC3105(4) Banned
4 points

Although technology has done many amazing things for advancing humans, such as disease research and faster ways to travel, technology is ultimately detrimental to our modern society. In recent years, many governments and militaries such as our own have used technology to kill potential terrorists. Some of these people, however, were completely innocent civilians. Since humans have existed on this planet, they have utilized technological advancements to wipe out and kill anyone who was in their way. An example would be the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. The Japanese would not surrender, so America bombed them. This is what humans use technology to do. That is why technological advancements do much more harm than good.

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4 points

Our technological process in the modern world can indeed be both a good and bad thing. However, the detriments outweigh the good it can bring. Ever since robotic arms took their place on the assembly line in the 1960’s, the idea of robots taking over the work force has loomed over the future for decades. Optimistic people believe that this would be an amazing thing, because it would raise productivity levels and economic growth. However, according to Brian Hopkins of Forrester, 6% of all jobs in the USA will be taken over by robots by 2021. That includes customer service representatives, truck drivers, taxi drivers, etc. Yes, new jobs will be needed to create and maintain the robots, but they require an entirely new set of skills that not just anyone can pick up in a few months. Studies have shown that there is a very strong correlation between unemployment and drug use, violent crimes, protesting, etc. So yes, we are making amazing advancements with our technology, but there are some things we should leave alone if we want to keep our future bright.

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
4 points

Though technology makes communication easier and brings any and all information at the tips of your fingers, the repercussions of it far outweigh the benefits. Technology is advancing too fast for there to be rules and regulations made in time to prevent disasters. Also, humans have become way too dependent on technology, and they ignore their own skills, intelligence and intuition. In a time of emergency, people cannot just take out their phones and figure out what to do in a fire or hurricane. This also brings laziness and no sense of work ethic within anyone, for it now seems unnecessary to obtain any of those traits with technology. Also, with technology, we have halted the expanding of our individual knowledge, making us less intelligence. Technological progress brings many dangers to mankind- with new technology brings more powerful weapons, creating an underlying fear in everyone. As new generations come about, everything becomes accessible on the internet, which in some cases is very beneficial, but it also creates opportunities for hacking and exploiting private and dangerous information. There are many useful uses for technology, but to give up safety in place of making life just a little bit easier is not justifiable.

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
4 points

Technological progress is bad, because we will go to far with it. Technological progress is good to an extent such as health, transportation, and luxury, but it will go to far to the point of maybe we have our IPhone's as our arms, We have people lifting 200 pounds like its nothing, we have people not even lifting a finger to get things done, none of this is good, yes it sounds unbelievable and cool , but where's the hard work if you can lift 200 pounds because your parents changed your chromosomes before you were born you didn't earn it all you did was get handed that gift. We may have a terrorist wipe us out with airborne form of a disease, because we had the technology to make that happen, we may have a full out nuclear war because every country has evolved into having at least one nuke, and when do we ease on the brake were going to fast at this point the quicker we keep going, the quicker we seal our ticket to extinction by ourselves. Technological progress must call the brakes, because if we don’t stop this then no one will and it will be too late for us.

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
3 points

One reason technological advancement is bad is it causes global warming because it consumes too much energy .Also someone can create a big bomb enough to destroy the world using advanced technology.There is also the problem of cyber bullying. Plus spending too much time on technology is bad for your eyes.People say technology is good for education but what happens when technology is down what do we do

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
3 points

Technological progress is Bad. The reason why is because Tech is bad because of all the failures with technology. Like for instance, WiFi connections can sometimes disconnect or there is a bug in a new update that you put into your phone. The only way to get rid of that bug is to wait for another update. Hopefully america can fix every problem in technology so that the disconnecting from WiFi will never happen and the bugs will never appear in another phone bug.

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
3 points

So say that technological advancements are good but do they truly understand what technology can actually do? Anyone can go on the internet and learn how to build a bomb in their basement. Some scientists can even recreate deadly viruses, such as the small pox and the Spanish Flu. Nowadays anyone can go to school and be a scientist so anyone can recreate these diseases. These are only present diseases and problems what about in the future when scientist or anyone can create viruses and diseases. What if someone takes it the wrong way and creates a deadly incurable viruses just for destruction? What if someone testing the recreation of diseases accidentally screws up and destroys half the world? Well then you say we are chilling in a computer somewhere and that we are immortal, and “living” a perfect life forever, then what if the person controlling the computer decides that you don’t do anything productive any more and turn your computer off or gives it to someone else. Now you are dead and it is all because technology progressed. That is only the recreation of diseases. There are many different parts of technology other than recreation and all of them will go wrong and destroy the Human race.

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
3 points

I personally believe that technological advancements in today's world is wrong and i think that it should be slowed down. In the 70’s and 80’s, technology was one of the greatest things to happen since it brought video games and changed the way people looked at computers forever. Fast forward to 2013 and it's not hard to make a virus just from your computer that could infect your neighbor and gain all their information in just one click. Another example is the “Fingerprint reading” phones and tablets that have been introduced to us since 2013 by the IPhone 5S and other flagship models and phones since then. Some may argue that those things are good and it helps keep security by the phone or tablet only knowing you fingerprint. While this may look good on paper, in real life where people are constantly obtaining information left and right, not only that but the government can obtain your information including your fingerprint. Snapchat is a social media application where you can communicate with friends through pictures and videos. In September of 2015 they implemented the well know “face filters” or “lenses” that allowed people to puke rainbows, be a puppy dog, or even wear a flower crown by using your camera. It starts off as fun and games but i just find it uncomfortable knowing that your camera scans your face and aligns the filter with it. Overall i think technology is moving at a rapid pace and it not in a good direction.

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
2 points

Some might argue that technological progress is good because it makes life for humans a lot easier, but i disagree with that opinion because it makes humans as a whole a lot dumber. It makes us more dependent on technology than our own intuition, knowledge, and skills. One example i have personally experienced is Algebra 2 with Mr. Gonnerman. He made sure that every test had a calculator portion and a non calculator portion. This would force us as students to do mental math instead of just hitting a few buttons and letting our calculator spit out a random number or equation. He did this because he knew that most people don't just walk around with their trusty TI-84, so he forced us to be able to work out complex equations and problems using our heads.

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
2 points

Technological progress is bad because the more technology the more chance something could go wrong. Right now the world isn’t completely dependent on technology but it seems the world is headed that way. I know that yes it helps say detecting a hurricane before it hits. What if we feel we have everything ready then we realize that our survival items all run on electricity. We’d then be without survival items and feel useless. That’s what I think a lot of people today feel, as soon as their technology is taken away they feel useless, like they themselves can’t operate. Therefore technology is doing more bad than good.

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
2 points

I believe that technology is bad for the human race because as we progress people will find bad ways to use the tech. There are many examples on how people could miss use the tech. The video we watch yesterday explained that in the near future we could make our own DNA. People could use this to make a super virus. The one positive about technology is we progress as a society, we just have to have regulations on our new technology.

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
2 points

I believe that the technological progress is bad because the more machines and computers start doing the less jobs people have and the more lazy people get. Also more people will just be constantly looking at their phones and from doing this you won't learn good life skills.

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
2 points

Some people may argue that technology is good because it has helped the human race advance greatly. Technology has caused people to be healthier and are allowing them to live longer because of this. However, the advancement of technology is bad because if it keeps advancing and rules and regulations do not keep up then technology can cause the end of the human race. For example, some point in the future people will be able to build nuclear bombs in their basement which could lead to nuclear warfare and the end of the human race.

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
2 points

Technology progress is bad because it takes away jobs. An example would be self check out in Walmart. They take away jobs for cashiers. However it adds a jobs for computer science for programming. That major issue is that it still takes away jobs because only 400 thousand people would be programmers in 2020.The demand for programming is so high that in 2020 14 million jobs are needed for computer science. There would be a lot of jobs there people are not taking.

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Side: Technological Progress is Bad
1 point

No technological progress is bad because one day we might depend on our technology for everything, our food, water, money, necessities and it might fail on us. Now coffee makers,fridges and our TV's have cameras and are connected to WiFi and have the vulnerability to be hacked into and you might your personal life intruded into. They could also break into the main server and steal your personal information, which would also not be very fun to deal with in the long run.

It's also good for your personal health, like your mom always said " its not good to stare at a screen all day, go out side and enjoy all the good weather while it lasts". Some people have a career in the computer industry and spend all their time with computers and need to unplug.I know there are some good aspects to technology like the medical field or all the good information it holds, but one day Sky net could be real and kill us all. I'm just saying, robot Arnold could come out of a portal and chase you, if you stop technological progress then it wont happen.

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
1 point

Technological progress is bad. Although it has many benefits and has advanced the world greatly, it brings many dangers to the human race; more technology means more powerful weapons and the uprising of fear in our community. Technology is progressing too fast for rules and regulation to be made to prevent disaster. Also, humans have become way too dependent on technology and have started to ignore their own intuition and intelligence. This has made the human race more lazy to where we choose to just look up the answer to things on the internet, such as google, instead of trying to figure out information ourselves; technology has caused us to stop trying to expand our individual knowledge. Technology can be a great thing, but when mankind begins relying on technology instead of ourselves, it becomes a problem.

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1 point

Bad

Technological progress can be a good thing right now but it'll be a bad thing in the future. Seeing how everyone is so stuck into technology now just wait until everything we use/do will be all technology.it's a bad thing because everyone is going to be all technology and no one would know how to talk to anyone face to face nor go outside.The more we fall into using technology a lot the more jobs everyone is going to lose because of the fact that technology will take everyone's place in the work force. Another problem is that yes, we know that everyone is able to get there hands on technology but it's the ones that really know what they're doing and how to work it we’re worried about because someone can easily make a bomb, in which could kill thousands of people or can hack into any websites or programs. An example would be someone taking money out of the banks or giving out viruses that will cause problems.

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
1 point

Technology should not improve for 3 reasons. Let’s say the military creates a remote controlled unstoppable robot that can take grenades and rpg missiles and still be able to move, what were to happen if an enemy were to hack these unstoppable robots, the enemy would be able to attack our base and kill all the men on duty. The second reason is bomb creating. Anyone can make a bomb with the right materials, but what if someone were to access uranium, and make an atomic bomb. A bomb so huge that can devastate anything, with the equivalent of 20,000 tons of tnt, it will blow up everything. The third reason is humans. Personally i think robotic enhancements are awesome, but there are some flaws. If someone were to hack these objects they could be made to make humans do things they never wanted to do via a chip planted in the neurological area of the brain. With this people can be put to jail for things they never knew they did because of these hacks.

Side: Technological Progress is Bad
1 point

Technology advancements are very bad for many reasons some of these are if we send in a drone for a bombing run it could get shot down. They could use it for parts or fix it and use it against us killing more troops than the drone was trying to save. Also with new technologies there starts to be more easier ways to make thing an example of this is nuclear bombs. There is a new way to make them making it easy to the point where they could be made by someone in basements in the near future.

Side: Technological Progress is Bad