Technology is making our world a better place to live

Technology has made many improvements in the field of preventive medicine. Many diseases, as cancer and diabetes are diagnosed at the right time, saving the lives of many people. Furthermore, it is widely claimed that the life expectancy has risen due to the role that technology plays in the world of medicine. There is another side of the issue of whether the technological improvement is making our world a better place to live. Most people advocate that the new ways of entertainment in our lives are better than those days when there was only black-and –white television.
On the other hand, many people disagree with this issue, of technology. One argument against technological advances is that they lead to a lack of imagination in children. Computers and games consoles provide children with unimaginable things. However, it could be harmful for them given that, nowadays, kids do not use there imagination to play with other children, not to mention the fact that most kids prefer to play video games rather than to read a book. Another drawback of technological development is that in most cases new machinery has replaced men in many jobs, as machinery is more efficient and more quickly than man. Therefore, many people lost their right of working and have missed the opportunity of being bread winners.
I could say that technology is making our world a better place to live because it grants us a safer and more comfortable world to live in. However, we cannot deny its negative aspects. Man has been either used as a cog in a machine or he has been swept away by the machinery he has created to support him. He has become the slave of his creation.