Earlier technological developments brought more benefits and change the lives of ordinary people more than recent developments ever will. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Developments in

technology

over many years have dramatically changed the world that we live in, and some people think that earlier advances in

technology

have had a greater impact on and

been

the state or fact of existing

being

more beneficial to the lives of ordinary people than more recent changes.

However

, I partially agree with

this

as the advantages and influences on people’s lives actually depends on the particular area of

technology

. There is no doubt that some earlier advances in

technology

have been very influential,

such

as those related to

technology

around the home. Devices

such

as washing machines, fridges and freezers, central heating, microwaves and televisions were invented many years ago, and now nearly every household has all or some of these in their home, making life much easier. Though they have been improved over time, they still carry out much the same purpose as when they were

first

invented.  Another example is that of medicine. Despite the fact that there have been

ground-breaking

being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before

groundbreaking

recent medical developments,

such

as that connected to research into genes and stem cells, the benefits to the average person are still many years away. The most influential impacts on health have been earlier technological developments of the past, which remain today. These are the ability to treat so many injuries and diseases and carry out organ transplants in hospitals. It is these that have benefits on so many lives and will for decades to come. 

However

, if we look at some more recent developments, they have had a much greater influence than in the past.

For instance

, there is the phone, which was a significant development when invented helping many people.

However

,

although

invented many years ago, technological developments over the

last

few decades have enabled the phone to now be mobile and connected to the internet.

This

has had incredible impacts on the way people

Iive

inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of

live

their lives with people using phones for so many everyday activities and for connecting around the world. In conclusion, I would argue that

although

some older technological developments are important, some new ones are too. The impacts on ordinary people’s

lives

Suggestion

lives, therefore depend

lives therefore depend

therefore

depends on the type of

technology

in question.