Do you think that technological advancement has brought more harm than good? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.

The 20th century has come along with the new developments in the field of IT and computers, which are beyond our wildest expectations. These enhancements have passed on a plethora of benefits to mankind, which have made their life more comfortable,

however

Some of these have some drawbacks as well. The essay will throw light on both of these aspects and it will be summarised with a conclusion. The most prominent advantage is the introduction of lightning-fast means of communication called the Internet, which has summarised the whole world on a computer or mobile phone.

In other words

, if you have to talk to anyone, anywhere in the world, one has to press a button on it and

this

initiates the video calling,

hence

there is no need to write a letter and wait for its reply. As per reports from Postal India,

for instance

, the number of overseas letters has decreased by 90% in the

last

2 years, whereas the report from Telecom India say that, the internet traffic has doubled, so

this

has brought our relatives closer to us.

Moreover

, the internet has made life more convenient by providing facilities, namely, payment of bills, school fees by sitting at home, so one no longer needs to visit the offices and stand in long queues.

On the other hand

, the obvious disadvantage is that, it has made the lifestyle of everyone sedentary,

consequently

, the physical movement has decreased. With people, spending much more time in front of these devices, they have started to face diseases like obesity, heart attack.

For example

, in the recent 2 years, the number of deaths due to obesity and heart ailments has increased by 50%.

Furthermore

, because adolescents are

also

spending more time on computers, in activities like playing games, chatting on the internet,

as a result

, their physical activities have reduced, so they are less strong from inside and

also

have issues related to weak eyesight or lesser immunity. To conclude, the new facilities have some serious drawbacks, which can not be overlooked. There should be a limit to which it should be used, so that it should not harm one's health.