The Effects Of Digital Identification : An Analysis Of Virtual Surrogacy

All advantages have corresponding disadvantages. Sherry Turkle’s essay “Connectivity and its Discontents” address her stance towards technological communication. Throughout her essay, she provides examples that illustrate how the world is consistently depending on technology for communication. Turkle’s opinion towards the issue is that, “she believes we’ll eventually sacrifice communication for mere connection.” Her examples make the reader consider that technological communication leads to human beings losing intensity in communication in both personal and professional situations because of distraction and convenience. The twenty-first century widely introduced a variety technological advancements which made people rely often on the technology. Thinking back to her opinion towards the issue I would agree with the idea that humans are becoming too attached to technology, but I would disagree that technology draws a wedge between people.

Everyday we hear about the astounding technological advances discovered year after year. Thirty years ago, who would have thought that we would soon be able to communicate with a person half way around the world through a computer? The possibilities of technology are endless and beyond belief, but are these possibilities always beneficial in society, or are they causing more harm then help? Authors Pete Hamill, Grant Fjermedal and Roger Rosenblat take a look at certain forms of technology and the beneficial and detrimental aspects that have and will come from its advances.

Bill Gates once mentioned,“We’re changing the world with technology.” During the 1940s the US was in war with Japan and the US used technology to their advantage by dropping nuclear bombs on Japan and saving many Americans lives.Now technology benifits people every were. For example technology can help people clean,cook, remind us and make many things. In the story “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury it mentions how technology benefits society helping with everyday tasks

Technological advances have overcome many of barriers over the years, and have been proven to be a beneficial if implemented and used correctly.

The great thing about having technology is that it allows us to things we couldn’t have done 30 years ago. Now that our lives have changed, we can do almost anything with a click of a button. With new advances, we are successfully capable of thinking better and faster, we are exposed to a wide range of information that benefits the people today and situations we experience

“With the increase in computer usage, many individuals are finding out that they are becoming more dependent on the computer. Individuals begin to find ‘virtual life’ more interesting than what is going on in their real lives,” (Computers and Their Impact, California State University Northridge, n.d.).

(Like the above source, technology can help us do a lot of things, but it will have down sides as well. This article lists all the possible down sides of technology, things that we can avoid but we did not do it because we want to take a short cut)

Through technology, you can communicate to other humans across the world. Right now, if I wanted to, I could call or write to a pen pal in the Arctic or wherever I want. If I buy a new computer from Amazon and it doesn’t work, I could call an associate and he would be at my house it an hour or two. He could even video chat with me and tell me how I can fix it. Also, if I wanted to purchase something on amazon-or any other online goods store- I could just negotiate a price and it would be mine. It's just another amazing part

Whoever reads Sven Birkerts’ Into the Electronic Millennium, can see how much the author hates technology and states that people will become dumb. Birkerts states,” The complexity and distinctiveness of spoken and written expression, which are deeply bound to traditions of print literacy, will gradually be replaced by a more telegraphic sort of plainspeak." He also assumes that technology will make people dull and boring which I totally disagree on.

as the rest of us rush to keep plugged in The more forward-looking view is to accept the role of the Web as a mind-expander and wonder not at the bad but at the good it can do us” (Do Not Fear the Cybermind).

A surrogacy contract is a document signed by two people or parties that agree to traditional or gestational surrogacy, one side is getting monetary compensation while the other receives a child. Currently there is a sharp increase in the number of foreign inquiries into India in pursuit of finding a woman to be a surrogate, this can be seen as taking advantage of a poverty loomed country because the money is hard to turn away (Gentleman).The surrogacy market is estimated to bring in $445 million annually in India and is growing as the number of success stories (Warner).

In Chapter 11, Sherry Turkle claims that the online words and massive multiplayer online role-playing games, gives virtuosity and fantasy- and something more; your performances put you at the center of a new community with virtual best friends and a sense of belonging. Most people that play the virtual game “A Second Life,” feel like their avatars are used as “practice” for real life. Their lives on screen may be play, but they are serious play.

The evolution of technology has changed society in both positive and negative ways. People all over the world use and benefit from modern technology. Technology has simplified the access to many tools people need in education, medicine, communication, transportation, etc. However, using it too often has its drawbacks as well. In most cases, the time of finishing projects is cut by more than half with the help of technology. Many people do not realize that technology has its negative affects society as well, and its rapid advances has changed life for worse in a number of different ways.

In this globalization era, the internet or the virtual world has becoming more complicated and has the potential by showing more effective platform of various collaborative activities which includes academic and education purposes. The intention and the desire regarding the uses of internet world are all about the uses of the internet.

Though, it can be an advantage for the society, but it is demolishing traditions in the long run. This is evident that technology id suppressing a negative impact to the society.