“Modern technology has made today’s world increasingly dangerous.” Do you agree?
Interpretation of keywords:
Increasingly: requires candidates to analyse a trend – the word requires a comparison between the past and the present to illustrate a growing/new trend regarding the danger of technology.
Opposing argument: to prove that modern technology helps make the world safer,
Modern Technology is Dangerous
- The advent of the Internet has heralded the dawn of a new era in our human communication. Yet, regrettably, such online technology has also spawned the rising culture of cyber-crime on the Internet, endangering society with this new form of crime.
- Every single nation, community and individual can be subjected to cyber-crime. Technology thus has made this world a much more dangerous place to live in.
- Modern technology threatens our fundamental moral values and ethics in human society. The more technology advances, the more dangerous the moral encroachment(intrusion, invasion) becomes, as technology is challenging.
- Modern technology has also caused much deterioration to nature, endangering/threatening the biodiversity and the living conditions of the world.
Modern Technology is not that dangerous
- Modern technology has increasingly enabled governments and law enforcement agencies to combat and deter crime in a much more efficient manner.
- Advances in technology have brought more crimes to light, whilst deterring those who desire to swindle and steal.
- Automation has replaced human labour, allowing us to perform dangerous technical work without endangering our safety.
- Technology has given us the opportunity to better our livelihoods and health, by providing people with healthier alternatives which are both sustainable and financially sound.
