Information technology is changing many aspects of our lives and now dominates our home, leisure and work activities. To what extent do the benefits of information technology outweigh the disadvantages?

Information
technology
has played an important role in human lives and people are increasingly dependent on it for daily activities. While it does have lots of benefits, it
also
brings disadvantages to us. ​It is widely accepted that
information
technology
is doing harm to human health. Doctors said that sitting behind a computer for a long
time
, no matter working or playing games, injures
ones
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bones gradually and gains
them
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weight as well. Children who stare at the screen will
also
get eye diseases possibly. ​
However
, the harm can be avoided by several means,
such
as controlling the constant
time
behind the computer and standing up for a break from
time
to
time
. Despite the disadvantages,
information
technology
does benefit us a lot as well. ​
First
of all, it makes our life at home easier than before. As we have gained the ways of shopping online, clothes and daily necessities are delivered to us from the shops all around the world; we are kept in touch with our friends and family by the social media
such
as WeChat and Line as well. ​
Information
technology
also
benefits us
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leisure. We have more methods of entertainment than ever before, like online games and movies. News apps
also
bring us news more conveniently and quickly in comparison with
newspaper
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. ​Our work is
also
facilitated by
information
technology
. We can just work on the computer and discuss with our colleagues online, without going to the office. Overall,
information
technology
does have plenty of advantages. It benefits us a lot in spite of the disadvantages
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