The Benefits and Detriments of Technology Technology is advancing everyday,this can be beneficial or detrimental for everyone in society. This is good and bad saying all forms of technology have to possess negative and positive effects. Technology can improve life and the average life expectancy can grow. There is a short story called “The Veldt” that helps convey these ideas well. Additionally there is a new type of cryptocurrency called NFTs { non-fungible tokens} that also helps show this thought. The fictional short story “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury and nonfiction articles about NFTs help show that advancing technology can have both detriments and benefits. Technology can be beneficial or detrimental. Ray Bradbury’s short fictional story,The Veldt,can show both sides of the story. The Hadleys have an extremely innovative technological house. It can be so advanced it could have a mind of its own. Bradbury writes that when technology becomes so advanced that it could have a mind of its own. He illustrates this by writing ““Come on, room! I demand Aladdin!” he said. Nothing happened. The lions mumbled in their baked pelts.” This shows the room has become unresponsive to the …show more content…
Another additional perk for endorsing/investing in NFTs is it is a way to make money and with the rising market for NFTs the risk to reward ratio is much safer than other cryptos at this moment (annuity). Moreover NFTs make a more efficient market for artists and investors involved in the stock market. NFTs create this efficient market by eliminating the need for agents and authentication for artists. Additionally, a digital transaction is far quicker then a physical one in most scenarios(annuity). Ultimately NFTs can create a safe, fast way to sell art and could be an easy and fun way to make money for investors wanting to experiment in the stock