Dangers of Technology (GM and cloning)

Name: Kayleigh2

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Product:	GM and cloning
Date:	14/04/06 (1604 review reads)
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I believe that we rely far too heavily on Technology and im hoping to present personal, professional and social dangers of Technology taking over.

Firstly, i will confirm that by New Technology, im referring to digital/electronic microchipped technology used in society. To specify on the catergories, in terms of personal, i mean (intrapersonal communication), Professional, (Organisational Communication) and Social (Interpersonal Communication).

Personal communication specifically refers to computers, Beauty products and Televisions to name a few. There are a few dangers of new technology in this area, so the cultural pessimists would believe. For example, increased dependency on computers and televisions not only takes away our ability to enteratin ourselves, obesity rates are increasing due to there being no need to leave the house anymore, with all the Technology on offer to us at home.Also, the increasing use of hair straighteners and body scanning are encouraging us to become self obsessed, an obvious danger in terms of personality and self esteem. Through the advanced and ever developing technology we are losing the ability to talk to someone face to face, therefore wasting the art of speech to indulge in text talk and emails, another obvious danger.

Professional Communication is referring to that specifically used by companies and organisations. Obviously Technology is essential in this area, however the level of technology is far too advanced for the skills of the operators. This is therefore not only costing the company a lot for the technology, a trainer would need to be hired to bring the staff up to scratch with the new systems. The cultural pessimists would argue that at work, somneday in the future, all jobs will be done by machines and technology, causing a major fluctuation in employment figures, this is a serious danger to society. A company's succes and professionality can be automatically judged through the technology avaliable to them, surely this is unfair and creates a status hierarchy in business. (Marxist perspective). Self esteem can also be affected in the work environment with a lack of knowledge and understanding of difficult systems causing an employee to feel useless and incapable. This is a danger as these inner feelings often result in poor company performance and loss of morale.

Social Communication is largely based on our interpersonal communication (with others). This refers to mobile phones, MSN Messenger, Email and Chatrooms. The ability to talk to someone in person appears to have lost importance with most now much preferring to log on a computer or text. A positive effect of this is that a global village is created, with us being able to contact those abroad and have a wider group of friends. However, with this global village comes dangers. Through chat rooms, personal data isnt needed, therefore this is an ideal environment for paedophiles to srike and for those unhappy with themselves to create their ideal self. This is clearly insincere and could create problems in terms of safety and security. Another danger with the use of mobile phones is that they can be tracked on a system, this is an obvious invasion of privacy.

In conclusion to this that i have written, it appears that new technology is no longer a luxury, but more of a status symbol or point of identification. For example, it is now classed as unusual for a teenager to not have a mobile phone. This shows tolerance and dependence increasing.

There are many positives for Technology taken from the Neophiliacs arguement such as new technology offering more choice and more individualisation. However, it appears that the cons of new technology meet or even outdo the pro's with their being a clear view that technology is ruling us rather than the other way around. For this arguement to change, these negatives needs to be made aware of and the government need to take more action (they have already warned the effects of too much TV and Websites (bullying, suicide)). However, it must also be said that parents need to be made aware and be able to act in protection of their children (censorship), however, this raises the problem of diminished privacy.

In a final point, it appears that the cultural pessimists (the technological determinists) have a strong arguement in terms of new and developed technology.

Summary: Cons of Technology