Argumentative Essay About Whether Or Not Technology Socially Isolates Us As A Society

NameInstructor CourseDate Technology Does Not Socially Isolates UsTechnology refers to activities that allow humans to manipulate their environment. Unlike science, it goes beyond the development of new knowledge, and instead leans towards its practical application. Therefore, it is a product of scientific studies, societal values, and craftsmanship. Its goals include increasing access to information, enhancing mobility, offering better modes of communication, reducing cost of operation, and providing better learning techniques among other solutions to human problems. In the 21st century, technological development has focused on mobile communication, leading to the development of smarter devices and gadgets that communicate with other devices or allow people to communicate with ease through wireless connections.As such, modern technology aims at uniting us by providing tools that enable consistent interactionsrather than socially isolating us.First, rapid advancement in the telecommunication technology increased accessibility of telephone services and later promoted individual ownership of telephones thus allowing more people to communicate.For instance, only 35% of American houses had telephones in 1920 compared to 98% in 2008(Statista). A surge in telephone connection occurred from 1970 due to mass production and the resulting decline in prices. However, there was even a much sharper increase in telephone services with the