There are a few more positives of computers than negatives, but negative computer practices can be very harmful. Technology in schools/education can go both ways. Computers changed the ways of education and how students learn. Anyone can get a degree online and it allows access for information to get stolen. Computers can also take away from learning by distracting students. It allows them to do other things on their laptops such as play games, social media, and other classwork. Another way computers make the world less safe is that there is a decrease in privacy. “According to one report, Americans spent six and a half hours a day online in 2019.” This allows people to access your information even if you thought it was secure. Lastly, computers and technology have affected our health, both mental health and physical health. We spend more time sitting behind a computer rather than going outside. When technology wasn’t around people weren’t sitting in their houses for several hours at a time they were out moving around and doing productive things. This makes our world less safe, not because of the computer itself it’s because of the people behind the computer. People’s life spans are decreasing which is not safe for anyone. 

Now to how computers have made the world safer. Computers are very helpful for learning most of the time. It allows us to be able to access past data, information, and knowledge quickly. Also, computers/ technology improve communication. It allows us to be able to contact someone in seconds, be able to contact someone fast in an emergency, and do work from almost anywhere at any time. It is very convenient for busy lifestyles and it allows us to have better access to information. Having computers allows us to search for anything we want to and a search will come up in less than a minute. Lastly, It allows for flexible working. We can work from home and still be able to do everything we would in an office. Due to covid, this has become very big for most Americans to use. At one point we all were online. Computers allowed us to still be able to learn and work while protecting us from covid. Although some of these are not positives of computers themselves computers have overall made the world better. 

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