Does the Modern World Place Too Much Emphasis on Technology?

Technology has changed from a luxury to a necessity in the modern world of the 21st century today. 50 years ago, the television sets were unheard of in many countries. Whereas, in the modern world of today, even the poorest homes own them. In the past, cars were symbols of affluence and only the rich own them. However, it has become a mode of transportation today. The development of materials and machines has undoubtedly brought unlimited conveniences to the modern world and linked the world together. This is so to the extend that without it, this modern world will not be able to survive and the economies will be brought to a standstill. Hence, we can see that the modern world is indeed over-reliant on the technology regardless in the daily lifestyle, communication or entertainment aspects. In addition, the excessive reliance of technology can also be seen in industries in increasing productivity to generate more revenue.

Technology has successfully integrated into our daily lifestyle. Technology leads to the invention of household appliances like washing machines that are saviors to almost all housewives. By just pressing on few buttons, the tedious job of washing clothes can be done at ease. With the presence of technology, we can be connected to the world at any place. A cell phone now has internet access with the capability to take pictures and video. With computers, all the information wanted is available on the internet with just a few keystrokes in a search engine. Hence it is no doubt that no one is separable from technology is one's daily life, regardless who the person is and in what aspect of his daily life. According to a research done by a social organisation in the United States, out of every 10 people aged between 15 to 64, 9 of them feel that the absence of these electronic gadgets will cause them unimagined inconveniences and severe consequences. This explicitly shows the over-reliance of technology by the modern world, in which the breakdown of technology will cause people to be at a lost.

Many people argued that human emotions and interpersonal relations are still highly valued and the modern world did not allow technology to take over them. Hence, it can be inferred that technology has not infiltrated certain aspects of our life and cannot be said that the modern world is over-reliant on it. However, the introduction of technology has irrefutably caused our form of communication to be voided of emotions and human touch. This is evident from people communicating through modes of communication such as Electronic mails or phone calls, without meeting up face to face. It is also often seen on the street that people are walking like zombies talking into their machines, oblivious of what is happening around them. This shows that human emotions and interpersonal relations has indeed suffered due to the over-reliance of technology which is closely related