Thanks to developments in technology, many people today have lost basic skills such as how to repair clothes, etc. Why is this happening? Do you think that this is a negative development?

An increasing rate of people have encountered obstacles in the realisation of elementary tasks. The discerned phenomenon can be attributed to the advancements made in the technological field. As far as I am concerned, this is a negative development which can provoke various problems as dependencies. To begin with, nowadays there is a tendency to hire workers to complete primary chores for us. In the bygone era, individuals tended to effectuate things such as tailoring clothes, taking care of their properties all by themselves. However, the situation dramatically changed over the years, and practically every human being cannot survive without external help. To illustrate, in a recent article published by the Institute of Labour Economics it is mentioned that three forth of Americans have never done their laundries. Therefore, a substantial percentage of the population has lost autonomy. Furthermore, lately, people’s reliability on technology increased at a high speed. For example, our ancestors used to understand what time it is solely by analysing the sun’s position in reference with the cardinal directions. Thus, they needed neither digital clocks nor phones to stay organised and disciplined. Moreover, their body clock was so advanced that they could wake up at an exact time, thing that is not very spread among new generations. Thus, those who live in the twenty-first century cannot do anything without those devices, and as a result they create addictions. In conclusion, although digital evolution enhanced the quality of one’s life, it has brought too many problems to be considered a positive trend.