Lately I have been reading some things to try to understand and better position myself in relation to the benefits that technology has brought to our lives. And just as it happened with the industrial revolution in the mid-19th century, which managed to improve considerably the living conditions in the world because it brought with it - in order to improve the productivity of companies- the construction of railways, steamships, this in turn generated millions of jobs.
It also brought with it a direct impact on border policies, since in order to have more control over what enters or leaves the country, systems had to be created for that purpose. It had a direct impact on preventing the spread of diseases, because of this very border control, in short, we can say that at that time it was very important and that is why it has transcended into history.
But, approximately 170 years after the beginning of this revolution we have another reality, the emergence of a huge number of industries has increased environmental pollution, also the emission of gases that (according to scholars of the subject) are the cause of the greenhouse effect and in turn global warming and all the major climate changes that have occurred and continue to occur.
And although much is said about it, it seems that very little is done about it, even more if we consider that the main countries involved in it (United States and China) do not do much to counteract it.
What was initially seen as a major breakthrough (nowadays is seen as such) was never imagined to have such a detrimental effect on the world. I believe that these next few years are decisive for the world and consequently for humanity.
There is a great technological and scientific revolution going on right now, and it is amazing how much can be done. To have the possibility of communicating in real time by means of a video call was something that was dreamt of at some time, cars that drive themselves also in some films highlighted it, nowadays that is already a reality.
Robots doing tasks that were exclusive to humans such as learning we are also in the presence of it, virtual and even robotic pets, virtual reality even for video games that have almost completely replaced traditional games involving physical activity, you do not need to leave your house to get food because you can ask for an application and you will get it directly.
All these wonders of the Technological Revolution could be compared to what was felt at the time with the creation of the steam engines... However, I wonder, and just as the industrial revolution 170 years later has had considerable effects on the world in general, ***what will become of the world in 100 years if we add the current effects of the industrial and technological revolution?
Among other things I could say from the positive that a social network like steemit is due to these technological advances, for example, but also an effect to highlight in the area of health, there are currently children with diabetes type 2, when this was exclusive to adults, which is produced by poor diet and sedentary .
Everything has its pros and cons, the logical thing would be to look for the balance point so that it advances without causing any harm.
I leave these questions open for discussion:
Will it be possible to reach a point of balance where everyone - including the environment - benefits?
What role do you think artificial intelligence will play in the future?
Will it be possible to reverse the effects of climate change?
Will we have learned enough about the negative and positive consequences that the Industrial Revolution has left us?
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