but banks will probably never lose their staffs to machines. A new, information-technology-driven circle of growth has replaced the aging manufacturing ring and not many have noticed. The statistics that told us so much about the economy's health during the 1920s to the 1980s are still treated with a reverence they no longer deserve.Now with the new wave of the Internet minds of not only small children, but also adolescents and adults become influenced by this outside information. As the mind develops, things such as pornography are no longer the main concern. Now, because of the easy access to information, my little sister can find out how to make a bomb out of household detergents. As can the laid-off businessman, the dumped boyfriend, and the deranged psycho.My general sentiment about technology, and the Internet are simple. In light of the history of mass communication, there is nothing we can do to protect any media from the "sound byte" or any other form of commercial poisoning. But, our country's public opinion does not have to fall into a nose-dive of lies and corruption, because of it! Television doesn't have to be a weapon against us, used to sway our opinions or to conform to people who care about their own prosperity, not ours. With the power of a critical thinking education, we can stop being motivated by the sound byte and, instead we can laugh at it as a cheap attempt to persuade us and have a little fun with it.Technology is not all bad. The whole point of this is that people have to be sure that everyone is aware of all the good and bad aspects of technology. I feel that the advance of technology is a good trend for our society; however, it must be parallel with advances in education so that society is able to master and understand technology. In the future we may see many problems arising from this new wave of technology. Unemployment numbers will most probably rise, crime will increase, and we can be the masters of ...
