The Impact of Digital Life on Society E-Book

Sven Meyer

• Herausgeber: GRIN Verlag
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2019

Beschreibung

Essay from the year 2018 in the subject Sociology - Individual, Groups, Society, grade: 1,0, , language: English, abstract: This essay investigates the impact of digital life on society. Therefore, in order to come to a conclusion, positive and negative impacts will be discussed. On the one hand, its current impact will be mentioned. On the other hand, possible future impacts will be shown as well. Negative influence on friendships, caused by online communication, have an impact on the trust between people. Digital overload causes stress and emotional disadvantages. However, digital development enables innovation and other aspects that make humans life easier. The healthcare industry benefits from the digital life, whether it is about the control of pregnancy or access to information. Wearables will play a key role in the future and shall relieve effort. Another benefit is the use of efficient services. Digital life allows us to receive online education at any time and almost everywhere. Information for research can be easily found through search engines which can provide thousands of results for a single question. Online platforms allow a faster, more efficient way to get purchases done with the added comfort of doing it from wherever you want to. In the end, the benefits of digital life on society overweigh the negative aspects.