You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Some people consider computers to be more of a hindrance than a help. Others believe that they have greatly increased human potential. How could computers be considered a hindrance? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience. Write at least 250 words.

A large group of
people
think that new technologies like computers have more problems than advantages.
Overall
, I partly agree with
this
,
however
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the computer revolutionised our routine life and changed it for the better. On the one hand, IT technologies simplified our
life
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dramatically. Starting with Chat gpt and finishing with robots which help to clean houses or cars. Everyone can easily agree that
Industrial
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the Industrial
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revolution
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and IT respectively have the same level of importance for society. Thanks to
this
achievement in the 21st century
people
can easily find a job and simplify their routine day. Apple, Samsung and Microsoft are companies which give jobs to over 3,000,000
people
all over the world.
Additionally
, they pay taxes and considerably increase the economy of the country where they are located.
On the other hand
, technology
also
has another side. First of all,
this
industry is not complicated and has some errors or mistakes in
their
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code.
For instance
, in our
society
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society,
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it is easier to steal money from your bank account than ever before or some machine can break and it will cost you more than the machine. A huge number of
people
think that in the future artificial intelligence will grow
up
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and
will
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start a war against
people
. It is a terrifying plot but actually not real. We are
so
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far from
this
to think about it.
To sum up
, considering computers and robots as a bad invention is wrong.
However
,
there
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they
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are not ideal now but might in future
the
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they
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will be complete and we will not worry about them.
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
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    • Sentence 2 - Example
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