BY JAC K M U R P H Y

I CAN DISCUSS THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE GROWTH OF ONLINE COMMUNICATION, CONSIDERING ITS

IMPACT ON INDIVIDUALS AND ON SOCIETY

AS TECHNOLOGY GETS BETTER, WILL SOCIETY GET WORSE?

The article I looked at said that, in these ever growing technological times, we want more cool new stuff and up and coming ‘even smarter phones, helpful glasses and brainy cars.’ The writer suggests that as life has become easier and more luxurious, we may be sacrificing our common values as the human race.

http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/as-technology-gets-better-will-society-get-worse

ADVANTAGES OF TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY

• It makes our lives easier• It makes our lives more enjoyable• Communicating with friends becomes easier no

matter where you are in the world.• More protected safety, inside and outside of the

internet.• Instant help and contact for problems.• Research becomes so much easier.• Swifter/ Easier financial transactions

DISADVANTAGES

• Cyber-bullying• Scams, phishing and Con-artists• Grooming and sexting• Lack of privacy, such as governmental spying• Rapid high-street change, due to changing

shopping patterns• The traditional industries become obsolete, such

as printing. This is because all media has become viral and easy to find on the internet at no cost.