Furkan Odabaş - 9

In the last 20 years there have been significant developments in the field of information technology (IT), for example the World Wide Web and communication by email. However, these developments in IT are likely to have more negative effects than positive in the future.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.

There have been obvious improvements in the information technology (IT) field in a time period of 20 years. However, these advances have had some negative effects along with positive ones and I am of the opinion that their harms will much overweigh their benefits in the future.

In terms of the adventages, it can be claimed that these progressions have made the daily life considerably easier. For example, people can communicate with each other easily through emails or text messages. These communication methods are reasonably faster than the older methods like sending letters. In addition, thanks to developements in IT, getting information requires less effort in comparison with the past. Having a pile of books or encyclopedias is not a need anymore for doing researchs. Lots of articles and books can be readily accessed on the internet.

However, the disadvantages excessively tones down the impact of the advantages. Improvements in IT have had harmful effects, as well. To begin with, due to the fact that people generally use many different ways to communicate, which are newer and less troublesome than the old ones, there is a possibility that the older methods might be forgotten entirely in the future. This may cause a loss in international culture. As a second detrimental impact, computer hijacking cases and computer viruses may become more dangerous on account of computers being more popular. Furthermore, computers are being used by children too and this situation is extremely dangerous due to the fact that children generally use computers without self-regulation.

Finally, people may have a more sedentary lifestyle. People, especially children, may be addicted to computer games and they may completely give up on getting out of the house or doing physical activities. Moreover, psychological disorders like depression might become more widespread in society. People may feel sad or inadequate and think that they are unattractive when they see the beautiful/handsome icons and their glorious lives via social media.

To conclude, the improvements in IT have harmful impacts as well as beneficial ones and I strongly believe that the negative sides will ultimately overshadow the positive ones in the near future. In the future, the more information technologies progress, the worse this stiuation may be.