Foundations of Technology

Question

What are the impacts of Technology on past, present and future society?



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Foundations of Technology

What are the impacts of Technology on past, present and future society?

Here are two examples of technology impacts on society.......

1. Telephone
2. past.....limited communication....smoke signals....telegraph...INCREASED COMMUNICATION
3. present.....from Apple to Samsung....the present day phone is incredible...from playing music to taking photographs....It has definitely impacted society....INCREASED VIDEO COMMUNICATION
4. future.....ZOOM MEETINGS....3D HOLOGRAPHIC DEVICES....PHONE INSIDE YOUR COMPUTER....Virtual Reality...becomes real....Virtual Classes...Virtual Audiences
5. Automobile
6. past......fast travel now available....travel across country in days vs weeks...MOBILE COMMUNITIES....CREATION OF SUBURBS
7. present.....self-driving cars....electric cars....NO LONGER DEPENDENT ON PETROLEUM BASED FUELS
8. future........flying cars......IMPACT = NO MORE TRAFFIC

This is of course a small list in a HUGE SET TECHNOLOGY IMPACTS.....What do you think?