Did You Know? 3.0

The video “Did you know? 3.0“ is an eye opener for its viewer’s eyes to the reality of the future being the present. The video discusses several controversial topics that challenge the viewer to think critically about the impact of technology on the world. Technology is rapidly increasing and changing to better fit the needs of the future and this has positive and negative effects.

The rapid increase of technology is a positive advancement for several reasons. Technology is creating new jobs for billions of people. Jobs are created to research, build, and maintain technological advances. These new advancements also allow people to connect with other people around the world by a simple press of a button. People can now learn about the diverse communities around the world on a day to day basis due to this instant connect system. New technology gives people better access to all the information they need to succeed in life. People may search for an answer through billions of resources in a couple of seconds. The new advancements in technology are positively altering the way people live.

These advances may seem to be all positive but the fact of life is every positive has a negative. Technology may be creating new jobs but it is also increasing populations. Although there may be billions of new jobs, there still will not be enough jobs for everyone. The new advancements that allow people from all over the world to connect can also be a negative. Social networking sites open the doors for several crimes such as: cyber bullying, money scamming, and online sexual predators. Information is becoming easier to access but due to the way technology is so rapidly increasing it is hard to stay up to date on all the new information. New facts are being discovered and distributed faster than people ever thought possible and it is estimated that it will continue to increase.

The world is rapidly changing through technology and with that comes positive and negative effects. People should broaden their perspective about technology and view both sides equally. Every advancement should be thoroughly analyzed to weigh the positive and negative effects it will have on the world. When this is done then people can use technology to find new ways to help decrease the negative effects. People will never be able to work out all the kinks in technology but with proper analysis they can smooth out the rough edges to better enrich the future for people.