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competition for limited resources will turn to a clash involving all humankind which will 
lead to a collapse for the humanity and world will become a hell for all of us. 
(b) In our world of developing technology, high-tech industry, fast food, fast transportation 
etc., one would come up with the inevitable question whether the progress we are all 
experiencing is always good for us. In my opinion, progress is good - but not always. 
There is no doubt as to the efficiency of progress. It has brought us the Internet, so we can 
buy movie tickets, order food, do our shopping, plan our yearly vacation - all from the 
comfort of our home. Despite the comfortable way of doing things via the Internet, it 
seems that people have become less sociable, making less contact with the outside world. 
It seems that western society is going more and more towards the comfort of their home, 
than for the actual interaction with people, with the surrounding and with the daily 
challenges that the outside world has to offer. In this aspect, progress has definitely 
damaged our ability to communicate, as well as experience and enjoy the simple things in 
life.
Another aspect in which progress has proven not to be good is in the need for human labor. 
The use of advanced computers has created a technological world, where manual labor is 
not needed as much. The computer as a precise machine without a need for social benefits 
or salary demands has replaced the need for working hands, leaving many without a job. 
There is no doubt as to the efficiency of using computers, as I mentioned in the paragraph 
above. But, looking at it from a social perspective, a lot of people around the world have 
lost not only their job but also their pride in what they do.
In a nutshell - progress is good. It allows us more leisure time; it makes everything handy 
for us, as far as a push of a button. But, as I stated above, it is not always good. It has 
created a lazier and less communicative society, and many people without a job. The catch 
in this case, would be to know how to use technology to our benefit in order to overcome 
these two setbacks.