6/20-IELTS Writing Task 2-tech-Alex

In recent years, there has been ongoing debate regarding whether technology has a positive effect on society, (technology’s effect on society)some individuals believe that technology causes a beneficial impact, while others argue it leads to some negative consequence. In my opinion, I definitely believe this issue causes some detrimental impact, and the reasons would be elaborated in the following paragraph.

One of the key detrimental reasons is that technology may cause some health problem. Nowadays, more and more people, especially teenagers, (are)addicted to using social media, such as Facebook and Instagram. This phenomenon causes young people do not want to do exercise(This phenomenon may discourage adolescents to exercise), which may generate a variety of health issue, including obesity and heart attack. For example, my young bother spends at least 6 hours on browsing websites every day. To my surprise, he got weight from 55 kg to 65 kg only two months. Therefore, overusing technology may generate health problems(contribute to serious health issue).

Another significant factor is that often(frequently) using technology may let(weaken) people weaken critical thinking skills. In young generation, most people use numerous AI software to solve their problems. Besides, they let AI to do school projects. For instance, my classmate and I often use ChatGPT to help me finish our assignments without any thinking. Although using AI can let us finish our project faster, it may reduce our ability to solve problems independently.

To sum up, I strongly believe technology leads to detrimental effect on society, especially young generation. Technology not only cause a variety of health problems but also let individuals lack critical thinking skills. Thus, we need to reduce relying on technology.