SAT® essay: Do changes that make our lives easier not necessarily make our live...

[Heath]

Hey people, i'm Heath, an future international student who wants to study in an American University. SO currently i'm studying SAT without any professional help:)

My essay topic: Do changes that make our lives easier not necessarily make our live better?

In the age of technology we live in today, the juggernaut lo globalization has perceived to generate a plenitude of wealth and raised the standard of living phenomenally. Life for many seem to minus the toil and aches once used to experience. However, I believe these changes may not necessarily improve our quality of life by a larger extent especially when one realizes that he is too busy and lose sight of him.

No doubt, the advancement of science and technology has indeed made modern means of transportation and communication cheaper and available at our doorsteps. The shift of the era from the printed book to the television and the internet was prophesized by Marshall McLuhan in his book “Understanding Media”, published with great visionary force. With the invention of computer amongst its many progeny launched the email and video conferencing becoming one of the most efficient modes of transmitting information across the globe, businessmen can then clinch more deals at a faster rate. Also, with better mode of transportation, therapeutic medicinal drugs such as aids drugs are made more accessible to third world country like Africa improve the people’s health. Thus, when more wants can be satisfied together with higher life expectancy rate, people’s lives are indeed better as their quality of life ameliorate.

However, it is too myopic to be blinded by the salutary effects of technological advancement without realizing that people’s lives are slowly being compromised in the future. Although technological developments improved people’s efficiency, they probably find them having copious time to do multifarious of other works within a 24-hour day. Eventually, they are overwhelmed with fatigue and stress and no longer have time for self-reflection and social interaction. Furthermore, since globalization has leveled the playing field, or in the words of New York Times journalist Thomas Friedman, “The world is flat”, the best job opportunities will be going to those who can provide the best result with the least cost. The superficial serendipity of outsourcing caused many industrialized nations to face the peril of losing their jobs to low-cost countries such as India and China. With such accelerating global competition when people are better equipped with resources, as was not the case in the past, people’s current position becomes more volatile and whimsical than before.

In conclusion, I believe that the statement in the question is accurate by a large extent as people are often mesmerized by the initial fruits brought by technological advancement, without realizing that in the future, they are losing themselves in this global competition.

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