The Contemporary Society

Contemporary party is continu onlyy informed of advances in technology, be they in biology, agriculture, education, or nearly any other discipline or aspect of spiritedness. It appears technology is directly or indirectly linked to all recent progress. Certainly, some of the passing(a) activities in which human races call for (reading a newspaper, making coffee, commuting to work, etc. ) require expert devices. With the app bently change magnitude reliance on and development of technology, it seems prudent to consider the consequences inherent in the use and evolution of it.More specifically, one must examine the design to which humansthe creators of technology, will become redundant in a society in which machines and the tasks they perform are incap competent of being extracted from daily routines. As with nearly all issues, the development of technology is advocated by some(prenominal) magical spell it is strongly opposed by others. Regarding the former, one must not r eckon far for arguments favoring technological progress. Proponents, specially those favoring medical advances, eagerly enumerate the exacting outcomes of technological breakthroughs.Some claim a society in which its members are born liberal of debilitating conditions or cured of them throughout the life span must certainly be a better civilization, or at least a more humane one. In addition, technological efforts to render crops more plentiful, nutritious, and resistant to pests is proclaimed a constructive flavor towards moral justice, not to mention efficient use of resources. Few defy the moral obligation of providing third world nations the skills and tools to produce food.On a more superficial yet paradoxically significant level, the conveniences make possible by technology are alike cause for celebration. That they free humans of otherwise labor intensive tasks and allow many to make merry other more worthwhile endeavors, such as leisure activities, is beyond question. In fact, without many currently employed machines, humans would not be able to engage in such a wide variety of daily pursuits. Considering the individual, societal, and global advantages available through technological advances, it is not surprising many favor its continued development.Without ignoring or denying many of the mentioned benefits of technology, it is nonetheless possible to persuasively argue that its unbridled expansion can and is eliminating the need for many human activities and purposes. Ironically, while technology may solve some of humanitys ills (for example, relieving humans from verbose and laborious tasks), by doing such at an alarming pace it is also creating unanticipated and insistent problems.Consider the economic consequences of increased technological use. This trend, although allowing for undeniably greater productivity and reduced costs, gives rise to a potent neighborly issue mass unemployment. On a nearly daily tail end one is informed of human redundancy business is steadily replace its human workforce with one derived from technology. It is common knowledge that in many industries, machines are adequate and oftentimes better substitutes for humans.Moreover, as machinery becomes more omnipresent in the workplace, the berth of humans as the most important reckon of production is bound to diminish in the same way that the role of horses in agricultural production was first diminished and then eliminated by the introduction of tractors (Rifkin 283). The replacement of human workers with machines is not limited to a hardly a(prenominal) companies or industries it is found throughout a nations business network.More than 75 percent of the labor force in most industrial nations engage in work that is little more than simple repetitive tasks (Rifkin 283). such(prenominal) jobs are particularly susceptible to machine takeovers. In fact, automated machinery, robots, and more and more sophisticated computers can perform many, if not most, of these jobs (Rifkin 283). However, the unskilled labor force, particularly that in the manufacturing sector, is not the only one vulnerable to redundancy.As companies restructure their operations to include more computers and high-tech machinery, middle management positions are concurrently declining (Rifkin 284). In a recent article, The Wall Street diary reiterates this phenomenon by claiming that most of the cuts are facilitated, in one way or another, by new software programs, better computer networks and more virile hardware that allow companies to do more with fewer workers (Rifkin 282).