so we control technology or does technology control us?

of course, it is obvious that we should control technology.

However, as technology gets so advanced each day, it may be difficult to control technology. We have computers in every single home, but does that control us? Or do we control it? Are we sometimes too addicted that a non-living thing start to control us? Or are we very self-controlled that we control them? To control technology, we must use it for the right thing. If the computers or other gadgets get too advanced, then it may be too strong for humans to get charge of them again. However, it is an irony that we humans are the ones who create them, yet they can overthrow us. Would we be too reliable on technology that our future generations do not even know how to write a single chinese character? It is evident now that education is getting a little bit too advanced. We even learn infocomm studies now. But would that help? We stare at the computer all day long, not doing anything else, is that really that useful? Is technology getting too advanced that it is starting to control us now?

In my opinion, I would prefer the 'primitive' lifestyle that we are having now. We have all our needs now, why invent something else that might even get uncontrollable in future? Those rubbish touch screen televisions, those useless and sophisticated phones, what good use are they? We might even have all kinds of muscle illnesses as we do not even exercise. Everything comes to us. Hence, is technology controlling us?

We can't social around when technology gets too advanced. We chat on MSN, send things by e-mail, buy things by e-delivery, and study by e-learning. How do we really know what is happening outside the real world? The virtual world might imitate all the real scenarios, but would it really help us to become a better person. Now, on the roads people rarely say a simple ‘hello’ to another. What would you think would happen in future. Crime would take place more frequently as technology gets more advanced, despite the amazing firewalls and powerful anti-virus software. How, then can we control technology?

Now technology also controls what we think. Action and violent games make us also violent in real life. Now small kids like to shape their hands into guns and go around 'BANG! HA! YOU DIE!' Children become sadistic when they are just four years old. How would they be like when they are forty? They watch power rangers everyday, addicted to the television. When you talk to them, they would just ask you if you have watched this show and start blabbering all sorts of foreign language to you. You seem confused and ask the parents. They just say they do not care and claim that it is the maid's fault that she let the children watch too much television.

Hence, in this world of modern technology, we must have on thing -- self-control. If do not control ourselves, we would too sooner or later become addicts and the whole world would be helpless against technology. Let's work hard towards controlling technology!