Where is the air-con remote controller? Why is the computer lagging? Where did I park my car?
Hmmm, industrialisation? Progress? How should they help us? Convenience? Luxurious living? Is it necessary?
Let us take a closer look into the topic of progress: Is it ALWAYS beneficial for the society?
VBTS (Village by the sea) says no. How can it be always beneficial when bullock carts are more useful in terms of its functionality than trucks? How can it be possible when progress will bring
more harmful effects such as excessive pollution to the environment when it can be avoided?
Well, I feel that while progress will definitely bring us convenience, it also makes us feel more disabled. Needs are created. We suddenly feel we are in need of something we don't. Moreover, it makes us spend money.
Progress is the developmental activity in science, technology, etc., esp. with reference to the commercial opportunities created thereby or to the promotion of the material well-being of the public through the goods, techniques, or facilities are created, according to http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/progress.
Where progress is necessary at times, I feel that it may not be needed and it could lead to the rise in unemployment where the people living in the countryside are unable to adapt to city life. Their way of life will be changed dramatically and this would not be good news. How can a fisherman suddenly be able to work machines? Or how can a farmer suddenly be able to drive trucks? I am trying to say here that while we have progressed for a long while, let us not be so carried away and let the people at the countryside, who have provided us food for all the years, continue working in their slow-paced, casual life.
Thank you for reading this post and feel free to comment, especially if you have some disagreements or something which I have missed out.
Hi Kenneth here. Well, let's use the PMI method to vet your blog post.
ReplyDelete+: Reasons for your stand against progress are somewhat still substantiated but
-: some of the reasons are ambiguous and vague. You see, for instance, you mentioned that progress brings in convenience but also make us feel disabled. Then you said needs are created,"We suddenly feel we are in need of something we don't". My question is, how does creating needs relate to making us feel disabled. There is an obvious missing link here.
I: It is good that you have explained the definition of progress, so as to make the readers understand what you mean better because you can explain your reasons using the definition of progress. Since you said "Progress is the material well-being of public and goods, etc are created", that's why I feel that you can substantiate the reason why "Needs are created".
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The points raised to stste your stand is intersesting. the examples raised are also able to make one understand your points better. I do agree that progress may lead to other effects too, environmental issues, and unemployment. these are some good ideas raised to support the disadvantage of progress.
ReplyDeleteHowever, there are still some points which are not vivid and easily run over.
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