The impact of technology on individuals, communities and democracies

individuals

Increase jobs

According to statistics, the five major US technology giants-Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Google's parent company Alphabet and Facebook-created more than 1 million jobs in the United States between 2000 and 2018.

Improved medical insurance

In 2021 and 2022, the income ceiling for eligibility for subsidies (usually 400% of the poverty level) was removed. If the income exceeds 400% of the poverty level, the cost of the baseline plan will be higher and you will be eligible for premium subsidies. More than 8.5% of their family income.

communities

Improved quality of education

In 2018, there were 518,800 schools at all levels and various types across the country, with 276 million students in all levels and types of academic education, and 16,728,500 full-time teachers.

democracies

Military combat effectiveness

In 2018, major countries in the world attach great importance to the exploration and application of cutting-edge technologies, and major forward-looking, pioneering, exploratory, and disruptive technologies closely related to national defense and military construction have achieved a series of new breakthroughs, which will have a great impact on future weapons, equipment, and forms of warfare. And military theories have a revolutionary impact.

economic development

According to a preliminary estimate by the Russian Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat) a few days ago, Russia's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018 reached the largest increase since 2012, an increase of 2.3%. This growth exceeded the 2% previously predicted by the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and the World Bank. In 2018, GDP reached 103.6 trillion rubles (approximately 10.6 trillion yuan).

individuals

Security risks

With the advancement of science and technology, the emergence of networks and high-tech products has given some criminals an opportunity to take advantage of, and the lives and property of many ordinary people have been seriously threatened.

We are becoming lonely

A recent study showed that loneliness increases the risk of death by 26%.
In modern life, loneliness is a growing problem. The Church City Foundation and the Church of England have found a 10% increase in the number of pastors in the past three years

communities

technology destroying society

“As a teen myself just thinking about it makes me suffocated. I rarely get time to enjoy the real world. When I do. It is almost like my brain is still watching TV or reading a screen. It’s doing what it knows how to do best. Most of us don’t know how to interact in the real world or with our environment.” Rishabh Singh（2018）Technology allows more people to be addicted to electronic products rather than the outside world, because electronic products can give people the needed stimulation, making them gradually indifferent to things in the outside world, or even lose interest.

democracies

Subtopic

“As a worker bee in software, I think about sins of omission and sins of commission. I think about them as a former manager and as an interface designer. I think it morally wrong to produce software with bad UIs that makes it hard for end-users to work with it — you are causing pain; and as a corollary (maybe?) I think it wrong to make things for people who don’t get to review what you are doing and tell you/your company if it satisfies their needs and is usable by them. What is often thought of as arrogance in software orgs that don’t take the time to do this is perhaps much worse, if it’s morally wrong to inflict painful or dangerous UIs on your customers.” Lynn Cherny（2009）