I love electronics and technology in general, and appreciate the many ways it has made life easier for people in general. But in many ways technology has made our lives exponentially more complicated. 

To do anything these days it seems one must 1) Sign up for an account/password, 2) Enter personal information, 3) Remember these details and log in to said service. There are technologies to make these hurdles easier, but with each of these accounts comes the risk of "identity theft". Each of these accounts whether the password is a good one or not, is at risk of getting hacked and that personal information the user was required to submit for said service is leaked to the public. In the past 5 years, this has happened with my personal data many times. Two of which were government agencies I was forced to make an account with to participate in society. After such events happen, there are weak apologies, and basically no real resolution, as the information is now digitally distributed across the world.

These are just some examples of how Technology has indeed made our lives more complicated. Working in the home building field, I run into a myriad of other ways. The US state I live in has some of the most restrictive building codes in the country, and these codes are of course to make a human residence safer, more comfortable and healthy, as well as making the home more resistant to environmental damages and provide better efficiency for heating and cooling. I have nothing against building a good building. But as these technologies to meet these ends are constantly evolving, the little details in the process of assembling a structure is always changing.

The basic and essential tools a builder uses will probably remain similar as they have for thousands of years, but there is always a new technological gadget to make the work easier or faster. It's just more things to learn.

Another great example is the internet as a free and open university of any research subject that can be imaginable. Now in 2025, pretty much anything a person wants to learn can be found on the internet, with someone kind enough to freely provide instructions on how to learn it. A dark side of the internet, according to Psychology Today, is that 30% of internet content is pornography, and 88% of that content contains violence against women. There are plenty of other mind rotting things to look at on the internet that aren't inherently harmful but just stupid. It is up to the user whether to use it as a tool to better themselves and learn, or mindlessly consume garbage.

I think the biggest two-edged sword with technology relating to society has been social media. It is pretty easy to see the negative aspects of it on society as a whole as well as individuals. But there is also something amazing about it. We have come a long way from telegrams and daily newspapers.

Finally the aspect of technology that science fiction prophets have portrayed as humanities future. George Orwell's 1984 vs Star Trek TNG. Two very different views of how technology can impact human kind. I think the majority of people would prefer a Star Trek future, but unfortunately I can't see how advanced technology can move past 1984 unless the human heart changes. As long as the people in control are ruled by greed, hatred, and self advancement over others, with no empathy for the weaker members of society, or global society on this planet will never leave an advanced technological prison.

Any great tool will be used for evil if evil people can get their hands on it. I love computers and learning how they work.