I will continue to assert that technology is ultimately detrimental to humanity as a whole. My first essay skimmed some topics illustrating how and why I believe this, without delving too deeply into any one example. I think it will be fairly easy to elaborate and expand the paper, providing arguments from the opposition. Any issue has both a good and a bad side; with a topic as controversial and ambivalent as technology, it's very easy to see both sides of every argument, making it easy a) to provide the opposition's arguments in a paper, and b) to refute them.
I don't actually have any personal issue with technology and its downfalls; I simply chose this side of the argument to play the Devil's Advocate. I think it's too simple to argue FOR technology; the whole world is doing that, every single day, clamoring for the latest and greatest gadgets. The majority of my classmates seemed to be leaning towards writing about the benefits; therefore, I chose the cons. The class discussions we've had, and the peer reviews of essays, would be extremely dull if we were all simply nodding and agreeing with each other. I hate discussions like that. That's why I prefer to play the Devil's Advocate, and keep things interesting.
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It's a very interesting point of view. I agree with you, the con is usually more interesting to write about. We can not find the truth without looking at it downside. Hope you are not really standing on the devil side.
I think this is a good way to go i too beleive that there is alot of bad with technology today. technology is a great decovery however we as a society have a tendency to take everything new to a whole new level not respecting the good and bad.
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