Though society has based most of its goals upon advances in technology, this may not be such a desired goal. Society in general has become less tolerant, much less motivated, and increasingly lazy. Many would like to think that the internet is the gold nugget of products to make them better educated and up to date on current events.
People are beginning to expect things to be done quickly and efficiently, and people are becoming too focused on their goals. This is a problem in many areas of today's society. Motivation is also effected by way of goal oriented employers. They are more concerned with how the technology can provide better work, rather than the side-effects of boredom and lost motivation. Laziness is another element which can be caused by technology. New technology is provided, and people become dependent upon it. After this happens, people do not know how to get along without it. All of these factors are becoming more and more apparent, and are becoming all too common. This new wave of technology is making society to less motivated and lazier.
Technology also causes many problems with motivation among people. When there is an easier way around a problem, obviously people are going to use this method. This causes people to begin to expect to do things in this way, and less thought and work are expected. This is a common problem among more than just under-motivated people. This can also be a problem among those who are in a situation where there is little supervision or none at all. If there is only a job given, with no supervisor, or instructor there will be less work. On top of that, if a problem is encountered, there is no help on hand. This alone can cause a person to become frustrated with the work, and become less motivated. This however is not caused by the technology, but by the lack of utilization of technology. It could be considered technology related if there was a problem with work ethic related to technology provided at work. Here is an example of technology can fail us. If a student were to fail to do their work because they played games on the computer all day, rather than doing their lesson, this would be one way of showing how technology would effect motivation. An outside factor in this case is that a computer is causing a difference in motivation.
The advancement of technology has always helped us live better lives. Every year, someone comes up with a new machine that will help some factory or cure an illness. Over the years, it has slowly been creating a decrease in social interaction; and the faster technology improves, the greater the gap between people's social lives.
Technology is seen different in many ways throughout history. In the beginning, it was seen as a great innovation that would advance life to a better world. At that time people did not see any bad consequences. Today, technology can be seen as the devil in people's social lives. Not only is it creating a gap, but it is also creating psychological problems such as loneliness, stress and lack of self-confidence. The social consequences of the technological modernization are the negative impact on people’s behavior and the creation of the new technological generation. However, people should take advantage of the technology advances and use it wisely in benefit to their lives. The impact of technology on society is deep. It is both positive and negative. Technology has largely influenced every aspect of our lives. But everything has become so easily available due to technology. With everything a few clicks away, there is no striving, there's only striking.
We are living in a society which is called a technologically civilized society. Any type of work we do is technology dependent. Today just about every person is recognized with a device or gadget that he or she carries; which was not happening 20 years ago. Today we can say that, without technology is like living without food. So we are much dependent on technology.
The simpler the work gets with technology, the more we get dependent on it. Technology makes us lethargic with little or no physical activity, in one aspect; but the same technology provides an inspiration or motivation to do creative jobs including physical activity.