Global Q&A: ‘Do you think new technologies are generally going in a direction of being helpful or harmful to humans?’

Jeremy Lybarger, 29, marketing, San Francisco, USA: "I don’t know there is a yes or no answer, one way or not. It depends on what kind of technology you mean. People use technology in different ways. … I don’t think that technology itself is good or bad. People can use it in good or bad ways. What good or bad even means in that context, I am not sure. Maybe people rely on technology too much, which could be bad, could isolate people more."

New technologies bring benefits that can have harmful outcomes. Finding a balance and guiding our children to make sensible choices is important. Epoch Times reporters from United Arab Emirates to the Ukraine gleaned this insight from answers locals provided to the question:

“Do you think new technologies are generally going in a direction of being helpful or harmful to humans?”

 

Look for the Global Q&A column every week. Epoch Times correspondents interview people around the world to learn about their lives and perspectives on local and global realities. Next week’s global question: “Do you think too many products are made in China?”