In the last 20 years, there have been significant developments in the field of information technology (IT), for example, the World Wide Web and communication by email. However, these developments in IT are likely to have more negative effects than positive in the future. To what extent do you agree with this view? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant example from your knowledge or experience.

Over the past few years, there has been a

marvelous

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as an intensifier

marvellous

growth in the IT sector. While many people believe that

this

upliftment

will bring constructive changes, others think that it will only bring destructive changes in the long run. I tend to agree with the latter argument and in the essay, I will support my view with examples. At the outset, there has been a significant growth in the mobile

phones

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phone

sector, due to which humans are on the verge of losing social contact. Almost everything is concealed in a mobile phone,

such

as games, emails and social networking sites. Despite having

leisue

time available for ease and relaxation

leisure

time, which can be well spent with the family or friends, people tend to use their mobile phones.

As a result

, the bond that people used to have with each other earlier, in the 20th century, does not exist anymore. A survey was conducted by a group of Columbia University's students on a considerable number of people, who

were attending

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was attending

an event, and it was found that 80 percent of the people were more interested in surfing the internet, rather than indulging in discussions.

Therefore

, personal attachment is no longer present. Another major point to consider is that people are loosing their jobs, as most of the manual work is now driven by softwares, developed by IT companies. Till 2010, Maruti Suzuki, a leading automobile manufacturing industry, had approximately 5,000 human resources handling their accounts.

However

, today, the strength has reduced to merely 200 people because of the automated accounting tools that do not require much human intervention.

This

has led to decrement in the number of jobs. In conclusion, the evidence cited above provides strong support for the view that IT industry has a negative impact in the future, as it has impacted human jobs and social connect.