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How has IT positively and negatively affected the quality of your life and society as a whole? While this is partially opinion, your answer should be informed by material in the book.
On Sep 22, 2024
There is no right answer to this question, but the student should/could discuss: Positives -
Continuous access to information, everywhere (continuous computing)
Ability to do pretty much anything on smartphones (classes, pay bills, purchase goods, banking, etc.)
More career opportunities
Better customer service
So much free stuff (paid for by ads on huge social networks, etc.)
Industry changes benefit us (book, music, video, software, etc.)
Health and safety improvements
More opportunities for people with disabilities or who need/want to work from home
Robots to do our chores Negatives -
We can't really get away and relax
IT has eliminated many careers (and likely will in the future)
Too easy to steal (piracy is a big problem)
Dangerous (phones while driving)
Drone dilemmas (spying, etc.)