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Life was better when technology was simpler. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#life #technology
It is argued that life before the advancement of
technology
 was better.
However
, I totally disagree with
this
 considering how the
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improvement
improvment
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improvement
 in
technology
 has made it possible for
people
 to connect with a wider community,
in addition
 to increasing the level of productivity.  Many
people
 would not have found their current close friends or their
love
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 ones if
technology
 was still at a basic level.
This
 is because in the past electronic devices
such
 as mobile
phone
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phones
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 only had the use for calling
people
 that you already knew, whereas
current
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 iPhone has functions that enable
people
 to find new friends across the world.
For example
, there are matching apps now that uses advanced AI
technology
 to find other
people
 online with similar interest,
this
technology
as a result
 has helped many
people
 to find their partner.
Moreover
, if
the
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technology
 was still at a basic stage, many
people
 would not have been productive as they are in
this
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 present day. On top of the basic data memorising functions, modern
technology
 can perform complex calculations and predictions based on
alogrithm
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algorithm
algorithms
.
This
 enables
technology
 to be used by companies to effectively achieve
its
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 business goal. A great illustration of
this
 is in Brazil’s
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coffee
coffe
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coffee
 farm many owners use
technology
 to find out the best timing for
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coffee
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coffe
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coffee
 bean harvest,
as a
result
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 the farmers’ production productivity has been increasing. In conclusion, the improvement in
technology
 has raised the quality of humans’
live
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 by creating opportunities to meet new
people
 with
common
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taste
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, along with helping
people
 to improve
on
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their efficiency.
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