Technology: a necessary evil

Updated: 28 April 2025

Have you ever read or came across the phrase in books or while surfing internet, "Technology is a necessary evil"? 💻 Did you ever consider the phrase or was curious? What does that even mean? 🤔 How can technology be evil? How can evil be necessary?

There might be plenty of questions in your mind.Those of you, who understand the benefits of technology in various sector may understand it but let me explain this here for you. 🤙 Yes, technology is a necessary evil. The importance of technology is well renown in various sectors. The backbone of modern healthcare system 🩺 is technology. Management is incomplete without technology. Technology has become the subculture among youths and has a probability of becoming one of the basic needs of people. 📱 The craze of technology especially among the young generation is huge and they are queuing across stores to buy new releases of their technical product, IoTs, gadgets etc. Technology is only defined by one word, "cool". 😎

How can a privilege be evil? Saving millions of people across the globe. Providing services to millions everyday. The last hope in terms of saving lives. It's the same usability and privilege that is affecting people. People often consider themselves as unlucky and incapable for not being able to use technology. They have to bear hatred and has to depend upon others for simple tasks. In developing countries, people consider technology as a boon of god. 🥇Business owners often label high prices for technological products. It has become a medium for criminals to channel wrong communication protocols and make it as a weapon in war, various attacks in cyber sector and also in use for false surveillance. Thousand of innocents are dying because of misuse of technology and falsifying victim of technological misuse. The same savior can be used to acquire your sensitive information. In wrong hands, it can lead to great financial loss, mental problems and disadvantages. 🚫

In conclusion, if you can prevent the misuse and safeguard yourself by not getting in contact with wrong people and focus on advantages by raising various awareness. Following law and compliance, awaking law enforcement agencies in case of technical disasters. 📌It can truly be a boon and it is a necessity for humanity.