Some believe technology has made our lives too complex and the solution is to lead a simpler life without technology. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is a widely-held belief that the simplicity of our lives has been impacted by technological advances, especially during the
last
century, and our lifestyle turned into a more complicated one. Some
believe
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in solving
this
matter by living a more simple
life
without the
use
of
technology
. I do not agree with
this
notion due to the rationale which will be explained in
this
essay.
Technology
have
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offered a host of virtues in our lifestyles.
Firstly
, the most positive aspect may be that the advances in
technology
have led to many breakthroughs in different medical fields. These discoveries have led to
development
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of diverse treatment ways of disparate diseases and a more straightforward
life
for patients and their families substantially.
For instance
, many diseases that had required hospitalization to be managed nowadays can be controlled by oral medications daily at
patient’s
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home, which was not possible without the
use
of
technology
.
Moreover
, by the leading-edge
technology
, people can have long-distance communication with each other with their devices through voice or video calls, which leads to an effortless way of contacting under special circumstances.
For example
, during the Covid-19 crisis and the lockdown, people could do teleworking and actively participate in their working meetings online from their houses. Admittedly, those who agree with
omission
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of
technology
from
life
to live in a simpler way may have adapted to the conventional ways of
life
and
afraid
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of changing their habits. An alternative hypothesis may be that they do not have the know-how to
use
the
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modern
technology
,
thus
they refuse to
use
it.
However
, not using
technology
in today’s modern world may lead to
an
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isolation from the world around us and more significant issues in our lives. To conclude, it appears that advances in
technology
have influenced our lives in a positive way and
make
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living conditions more bearable for us,
such
as in disease conditions or in the lockdowns due to them.
Nevertheless
, there are always people who cannot or do not want to adapt to new transformations.
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