Notsurprisingly,manyaspectsofpeople'sdailyliveshaveundergoneconsiderablechangesbecauseoftherecentdevelopmentintechnology.Itisaparticularconcernthatthepaceofeverydaylifeisbecomingfaster,resultingfromthedevelopmentincars,airtravel,telecommunicationstechnologyandtheInternet。Aswellasbenefits,thistrendistobringproblems.
Onthepositiveside,thefastrhythmofliferequirespeopletoenhanceefficiencywhenworkingandthenallowsthemtoenjoylongerleisuretime.Withtheadvanceintelecommuncationspeoplecanmakeinquiresbyphone,insteadoftravellinglongdistances,Internetaccessmakesitpossible(foronetoperformvarioustaskswithoutleavingtheiroffices.Eventhoughpeoplehavetotraveleverynowandthen,formeetingbusinesspartners,visitingclientsinothercitiesorotherpurposes,modemtransportnetworksreducetheamountoftimetheyspendoncommutes.
Theaccelerationofthepaceoflifealsoimpliestheexpansionofpeople'ssocialcircle.Inthepast,socialrelationshipswerelimitedbyphysicalfactorssuchasgeographicaldistanceandlowmobility,butnowadays,onecantravelfurtherandgetacquaintedwithmorepeoplewiththosetechnologicaladvances,suchastherailroad,theautomobileandthetelephone.Forinstance,therapidpenetrationoftelecommunicationstechnologyhasmadethemobilephoneakeysocialtoolandpeoplerelyontheirmobilephoneaddressbooktokeepintouchwiththeirfriends.
Onthenegativeside,thefast-pacedlifestyleisresponsiblefortheupsurgeinlifestyle-relatedproblems.Jobsbecomedemandingandrequireworkers'fullcommitment,resultingintheirdepressionandpressure.Underneaththefacadeofcontinuedcontractionofofficialworkinghours,employeesareactuallyworkinglonger,primarilybecausefax,e-mailorothercommunicationdeviceshavemadethemaccessibletotheirsupervisors,colleaguesandcustomersafterwork.Theyhavetorespondinstantlytovoiceandemailmessagesfromothers.Privatelifehastobesacrificed.
Accordingtothefactsoutlinedabove,thedoubtsaboutthenegativeeffectsoftheaccelerationofpaceoflifearenotwell-grounded.Peoplenowenjoygreaterwell-being,whichisreflectedinmorequalityfamilytime,lesstravel-relatedstressandclosecontactwithfriendsandfamilymembers.However,theymighthavetoacceptfrequentintrusionsasaby-productofconvenientcommunication.
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