Daily #2

No, modern life is not always better than it was in the past. Yes, there are many things that have been a plus to modern life, but there are also many that have made modern life worse than it used to be. For example, computers and televisions are huge plusses to our society. There are still many bad parts about both of these materials.  Televisions give us updates on weather and daily news, but they also show us and teach us bad habits. One bad habit is staying inside when you could be outside playing a game. This is one of the reasons that a lot of America has become overweight. Computers are great for interacting with people across the world and learning new things, but there are many distractions. Social networking sites, games, and other fun things to do on the computer may make us choose to do other things then school. In the past, people were not distracted by these things. This is why not many people were overweight. Modern technology also affects our social life. The more time we spend on laptops, cellphones, and televisions, the less time we spend with our family and friends. When there were none of these distractions, the home lives of those people were probably better than most of the home lives today. As you can clearly see, there are many pluses to living in a modern world, but that does not mean that it is better than it was in the past.