Technology

"Technology has led to the discovery of vaccines and medical treatments.  It has brought computers and televisions into people’s homes, and it has provided us with electricity, the internet, phones, cars, planes and much more.  But an argument can be made that technology has largely worsened the quality of our lives, polluting the air, making our lives needlessly stressful, and dampening our enthusiasm for books. 

If you had to give up one technological advantage that you use all the time, what would it be? Do you think you would be better off without it? Why?"

 If I had to give up one piece of technology, I guess I would have to go with television. I feel like TV makes me very unproductive- at least with video games I can train my hand-eye coordination, and with the computer I can do research, write papers, and draw. When I watch TV my mind goes almost completely blank, and I'm so mesmerized by it sometimes that I can sit there for hours doing nothing at all. If there was no TV in my life I could focus more time on drawing or writing or programming. And even then, if I really wanted to watch a show I could probably find episodes of it online if I searched hard enough.