Does modern technology make life more convenient,or was life better when technology was simpler?

Modern technology, the meaning of this word as we use today, refers mainly to the strategies that man uses to do his tasks easier. Even though lots of aspects of technology,mathematics and sciences were already gained by the man kind by 18^th century, most of the technological aspects we use today were boosted up to the existing level in between 18^th and 19^th centuries during the industrial revolution. Since, technology has spread it's wings to a wast area of fields.

Even though technology is to make our lives more convenient, sometimes it has caused several messes to ourselves. In early times, when there were no such developed technologies as today, people died because of some illnesses like malaria, tuberculosis. But now, we have simple treatments to diseases like these which were developed using modern medical and chemical technologies. But, unfortunately, some people use this precious technology to make biological weapons. There are many incidents of usage of biological weapons in recent history such as Anthrax bacteria, firstly used by the Japanese Kwantung army as a biological weapon in 1930's. LTTE has used some biological weapons in the recent elam war.

Internet is the most widely used and hugest knowledge source of the mankind. A technological marvel. We can talk to someone in the other end of the world instantly using the internet and WWW. But there are cons as always. Thousands of software are being pirated. Cheating of money is being carried out. Thousands of children are being abused. Thousands of peoples privacy is being damaged during the time I am writing this. These are the cons of the internet. But if people use this knowledge source in a correct manner, it is a huge propeller to the development of the man.

Electricity, being the most pure and highest in the quality of energy, has being a slave to the mankind for a long time. We sometimes rely 100% in electricity. Even though, lots of people die and are being injured because of electricity.

So, it is not that checking weather technology is good or bad is worthy. Instead, we should use is for the good. Not for evil. We should use technology after well studying it. Knowing the dangers of the technology we use, and taking precautions, we can avoid it's bad effects. So if we use technology in a good sense, we can get the maximum benefit out of the technology.