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Technology Increase Without The Advancement Of Technology

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Today, an average household has at least five devices that have an internet connection, and around six percent of households have as much as fifteen devices. Nowadays, the use of technology in homes makes previously daunting tasks such as researching for a project, connecting with far- away family, and sharing information with friends more simple than in the technology- free past. How would the difficulty level of these tasks increase without the advancement of technology? First, for a research project, one would have to go to the library, and spend possibly hours looking for a sliver of information. Second, the process of connecting with family would be long and tedious, requiring the purchase of a long distance calling card, which might not be in some people’s budgets. Third, sharing information with friends would require recording that information, either on paper or on a physical mixtape for something as simple as a song. Furthermore, the advancement of technology is paramount in the life of human beings. Technology has improved the average life of millions of people. Tasks that would previously take hours to finish are completed in a matter of minutes. For example, in the article “In Defense of Technology”, author Andrew O’Hagan recalls a memory he has of a favorite record that he would listen to growing up. He remembers taking a bus and a train, and walking for miles to buy the record. As much as he adores the record, he states that the song only took him 15 seconds

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