Ryan Gaboury
English 110 C
Professor Emerson
21 October 2017
Naysayer
Some may argue that the wealth of information in our technological era is in fact benefiting those who have access to it and growing the overall intelligence of the world. This may be true, but the statistics stacked up against the benefits is detrimental to those who use technology on a daily basis. Technology has forced our brain’s to multi-task and do more than it is capable, putting the population at greater risks for ADD/ADHD and other brain issues that can cause long-term effects. Also, even though we may have access to a commonwealth of knowledge with one click of a button, each human brain does not learn how to fully and successfully obtain the true knowledge to continue aspiring for bigger and better things. People will become content with just clicking a button instead of fully investing themselves in work and figuring out new ways to be innovative. This is a detrimental part to the world as children will lack work ethics and the desire to do more, ultimately shutting down what has become of the world today. We will become brain dead in a sense, and will only be capable of reaching standards or boundaries that only a computer can reach. Having access to knowledge is beneficial in its own ways, yet gaining too much knowledge from resources that are always on hand can create a situation that teaches indiscipline and lack of care for true work and aspirations.
