The age of Information Technology has taken a lot of people by surprise. While it has become a way of life for some, others know very little about it and may be unlikely to learn. Eventually we will have a polarized society and this will lead to serious social problems. To what extent do you agree with this statement?

 The age of Information Technology has taken a lot of people by surprise. While it has become a way of life for some, others know very little about it and may be unlikely to learn. Eventually we will have a polarized society and this will lead to serious social problems. To what extent do you agree with this statement?

Yes this will create big problems (assumption) and gaps 

•  Knowledge, and lack of it, would create jealousy among people and those are against technology might try to create hurdles for others too 

No, this unlikely to create big problems (assumption) and gaps 

• Those against this, are the ones who are nearing retirement, and will be ousted within a decade 

• There is little chance of any clash since the ones using IT in all its manifestations  are regarded as intelligent and  everyone is trying to emulate them. 

• Most of the companies have started shifting to automation and need people who can handle technology: for this, they are either recruiting tech savvy people or are training their employees to become one. 

The proliferation/spread of information technology has happened at a startling/an alarming pace, and left a sizable proportion of population miles behind. Several lobbies fear that since this gap might never be bridged, it could cause social discord in society. However, this notion can be challenged on various grounds. 

To start with, the assumption and theory of friction among sections that are familiar and those strangers to this revolution, are floated/created by certain critics who fear that this might create jealousy in those who are not accustomed/used to this technology, and they could erect hurdles for the other sections, leading to a feeling of mistrust. This section cites/quotes certain rare events to prove their point, such as it has been infrequently observed that senior members of the workforce, who are alien to computers, in some organisations refuse to cooperate and work with their younger tech savvy colleagues, affecting interpersonal relationships and eventually the productivity. 

Having said that, such a pessimistic view can be easily proven wrong/quashed by delving deeper into the reality. Those found rejecting this technology and its application are the ones who are nearing retirement and will be replaced by their  younger counterparts who can interact with IT and its various manifestations effortlessly and effectively, ruling out any possibility of conflicts. Furthermore, the current recruitment criteria are based on the ability to handle this modern introduction efficiently, and even existing staff is being trained to familiarise them with this new invention. Such factors blur any possibility of society falling apart, owing to ability or inability to handle information technology.

Overall, I strongly dissent with this notion and feel that the day is not far when everyone will become acclimatized with various forms of this new innovation, leaving hardly anyone out of the ambit of this development.

The age of Information Technology has taken a lot of people by surprise. While it has become a way of life for some, others know very little about it and may be unlikely to learn. Eventually we will have a polarized society and this will lead to serious social problems. To what extent do you agree with this statement?

The age of Information Technology has taken a lot of people by surprise. While it has become a way of life for some, others know very little about it and may be unlikely to learn. Eventually we will have a polarized society and this will lead to serious social problems. To what extent do you agree with this statement?

It is a plausible conclusion to draw that fissures resulting from some being able to cope with information technology successfully, and others being unable to embrace it will take a turn for serious, resulting in social discord.  

To embark upon the discussion, IT education begins at school, but not all institutions can afford to impart it, especially the public schools with skeletal facilities. The learners in such establishments are more focused on learning basic life skills in order to sustain a livelihood as adults. However, as reliance on IT increases substantially, such youth will find it implausible to secure  jobs since their technical knowledge would be extremely limited. Consequently, they would end up being a part of the unskilled labour, fueling jealousy for those who are computer literate, which may result in clash of professional objectives, precipitating into conflicts and hostilities. 

Moreover, it is also feared that the things will not stop here. The gap in learning will also cause a great disparity in the amount of earnings, resulting in widening the divide between the rich, and the poor – where the privileged section will progress in an era that relies heavily on the Information Technology fueled work, whereas the poor will continue to be unable to afford opportunities made available by this technology.  Furthermore, this may have a cascading effect on the future generations of the less fortunate as they would have lesser chances to pave their own path to success; consequently, causing a permanent wedge in two classes. 

Overall, I fully second the opinion that the possibility of social fault lines surfacing between those capable of adapting to the IT environment and those unable to, seems imminent which might have unwarranted outcomes.

The age of Information Technology has taken a lot of people by surprise. While it has become a way of life for some, others know very little about it and may be unlikely to learn. Eventually we will have a polarized society and this will lead to serious social problems. To what extent do you agree with this statement? - III

The age of Information Technology has taken a lot of people by surprise. While it has become a way of life for some, others know very little about it and may be unlikely to learn. Eventually we will have a polarized society and this will lead to serious social problems.
To what extent do you agree with this statement?

 

Ielts Essay - ITtechnology

The way the IT is spreading its wings across, many have started fearing outcomes of this rapid proliferation; many fear that this may lead to creation and widening of fault lines between groups of those who are fast adapting to this innovation, and those who are critical though there are some who find this idea to be ridiculous   

The fears of the wedge growing between the ones who know and those who do not have anything to do with information technology seems to be quite real. This may, as feared, lead to friction among workers at work places where each group may find itself guarding its position jealously – considering their way of working to be more useful, in order to sustain its superiority over their rivals by impeding work of each other.

However, there is surely a lobby that harbors a more realistic view on this issue and rules out any kind of social discord among the people. Today, when many are adopting use of information technology in every sphere of their personal lives, others, nears and dears, are also  getting influenced since having ability to use this innovation is considered to be a mark of sophisticated lifestyle and intelligence. This is inspiring other too to pick up skills of using IT based facilities.

Moreover, the chances of social conflicts due to being and not being IT-literate are remote. Even in work places, the ones who resent use of this new technology are due to retire in near future, and the companies now are employing only those who posses IT skills. It has, thus become imperative for all aspirants to become tech savvy.

Hence, I completely disagree with the notion of social discord occurring due having and not having knowhow of using information technology.  

 

The age of Information Technology has taken a lot of people by surprise. While it has become a way of life for some, others know very little about it and may be unlikely to learn. Eventually we will have a polarized society and this will lead to serious social problems. To what extent do you agree with this statement?

The age of Information Technology has taken a lot of people by surprise. While it has become a way of life for some, others know very little about it and may be unlikely to learn. Eventually we will have a polarized society and this will lead to serious social problems.
To what extent do you agree with this statement?

Ielts Essay on Technology and Social Rift 

The spread and expansion of information technology has brought a sea change in lifestyle of people from all walks of life. It has seemingly also created a wedge between different groups in society, ones who are well adapted to this new innovation and ones who are still ignorant of this new development. It is sometimes feared that this may well create a wedge between these two groups thus resulting in social problems.

Expanding base of information technology can be observed in every walk of life today. People who have ability to cope up and adapt to this new innovation are the leaders as they can easily perform all the tasks and work without major hassles. Their professional and personal lives are thriving with this switchover. This has encouraged others to fall in line thereby, preventing conflict.

Various organizations also tend to employ people with skills to handle this medium successfully. The qualified workers stand better chance of getting rich dividends and better opportunities. For e.g. all the companies are converting their customer-care and record maintaining sections into electronic mediums, for which it becomes imperative to employ only tech savvy people.

There are sections, who are ignorant to this change, they are either be nearing retirement or living in rural areas, thus lacking interest or resources to grab opportunities. Some people still are more adapted to the traditional work procedures and are averse to the modern methods involving implementation of IT.

Whatever may be the case, I feel that the fears being allayed about social discord is more or less a concept of some pessimist social scientist. Information technology is here to stay and it will slowly spread across and embrace all people, to whichever group they may belong. They will be updated in due time.