Technologies_Not_Only_Influence_but_Actually_Determine_Social_Customs_and_Ethics.

The statement claims that technology plays an essential role in influencing and determining social customs and ethics. It is agreeable that thanks to the maturation of technology, people enjoy all the convenience brought by it. Apart from its impact on the public's behaviors, technology has rooted in people's thoughts, minds, and even morality as well. The purpose of technology lies in ensuring a better life. With this in mind, mobile phone makes people's communication handy and efficient; the internet gives people a sophisticated access, which allows them to do bussiness, interact with people, and absorb knowledge in a quicker and more effective way. The development of technology has also caused a enormous change to the society. The conversation on the phone already takes place of visiting people directly. People nowadays tend to send emails instead of writing letters to their friends. While people's physical life is benefited by the advancement of technology, it takes a great control over people's hearts as well. (whether conscious or not) When downloading files from the internet turns into a simple double-click step, everyone will merely have a recondite idea about the significance of respecting an author's property of intelligence/ intellectual property/copyright. (What's worse,/ what's worse is that...) Furthermore, people sometimes may even commit a cyber crime without noticing it, such as downloading a song from an illegal website. Some may argue that though technologies lead people to a world which is distinct to the old times, people's moral behaviors and thoughts are determined by their own personality, and can not simply be influenced by technology. Nonetheless, take on-line dating for instance, more youngsters are fond of chatting and meeting new friends on the internet. They consider going out with a date whom they meet through certain websites a common and acceptable way of finding their true love. Under such circumstance, the computer generation creates a specific notion and thought about relationship different to what the public holds before the invention of computer and internet. As the above presented, technology indeed has a great influence on people's life and minds. When it comes to me, I am not antithetical to the statement.