How Technology Effects Our Lives

Apparently technological advances in our society double every two years. Personally, that amazes me. Our parents and grandparents, or mine at least, always tell me how our generation is so spoiled by technology, and after seeing the youtube video about how technology has advanced, I know that they are right. The technological breakthroughs in just the past decade is amazing. Cell phones, computers, mp3 players and other things have come such a far way. Ten years ago, nearly nobody had a cell phone, and the ones people did have were massive. Today, it would probably be accurate to say that nearly 97% of people have cell phones. And not only do the cell phones make phone calls; no, they are mp3 players, cameras, and basically computers stuffed into small sleek bodies that are barely visable when in ones pocket. Another thing is that almost any information that anyone would ever need is all at your fingertips. Thanks to search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo, Dogpile, and others, all you have to do is type in a key word, push enter, and thousands of results are in front of you. The amount of information that is available is uncomprehendable.
This ridiculous amount of information that is open to everyone should be taken advantage of. Students, teachers, or anyone who values education should be using the internet and technology to learn. Not only should we use the information on the internet to learn, we should be learning how computers and other technological devices work and operate. If it is true that technology doubles every two years, it is important that we understand how it works. Technology is our future. The time will come when technology will control nearly everything we do; even more than it does now! Advances have been made in artificial intelligence, and computers will be able to have a mind of their own and think for themselves. This is a scary thought, but it will most likely happen in our lifetimes. It is important that we have a good understanding of this technology so that we will be able to easily use it and advance upon it. It is also important that we keep up with the rest of the world technologically. The United States is the greatest nation ever to exist, and it is important that we are up to date in technology so that we can continue to have an edge over other countries and remain the great power that we are. Also, technology is extremely important to keep us safe. If our nation is not up to date technologically, we are at risk of being attacked with no way to defend ourselves. Most likely, our future jobs will require us to use, create, or advance on technology.
Technology does, and will continue to enter into every one of our every day lives in some way or another. Because of this, I find it very important for us to study and understand how to use different kinds of technology, and how it works.