What are the advantages and disadvantages of modern ages?

Answer 1

The biggest advantage is that modern media, especially the internet, cable TV, and even radio, can receive and disseminate information very quickly. This makes the world a more connected place, and helps the public to be better informed. It also gives people more access to ideas, opinions, and news from many different sources; whether people want celebrity gossip, the latest sports, or journalistic analysis, there are many ways to find what exactly what you are seeking. Modern media also are very user-friendly: people can be entertained or informed in the comfort of their home, without going anywhere, and without the need for any advanced technical knowledge (in the old days, you had to understand Morse code to send and receive telegraph messages; even the early internet was far more complicated to use than it is today). And for researchers, modern media (especially the internet) are a blessing because they make all sorts of rare and hard to find documents and texts more available: research databases offer full-text copies of old newspapers and magazines, old censuses and other genealogy items, etc.

The bad news is that the speed of modern media is a mixed blessing, since it can lead to the spread of rumors, lies, and incorrect information. A fake news story or a piece of political Propaganda can easily "go viral" and millions of people will believe it because they see it in so many places. People who do not know how to evaluate or fact-check media messages can not only be misinformed-- they can be scammed (on the internet, fraud is a genuine problem, and because of phishing or hacking, some people have their identity stolen). Modern media have also changed what privacy means: people today often put personal information about themselves on their Facebook page, and talk about their life to strangers they have never met. It has also been pointed out by media critics that where years ago, parents could keep their children away from age-inappropriate material, today that is much harder to do, as kids go online and surf the web, play Video Games, or watch any of the hundreds of cable channels. One other disadvantage is the "digital divide"-- those who are wealthy or live in urban centers of population often have better access to internet service and can afford the very high cable rates that are prevalent in many parts of the country. And although many wonderful research databases are now online, large numbers of people are excluded from using them, since the best databases are very expensive and mainly available to students and faculty at elite universities. People who do not attend such colleges or who live in poorer communities must rely on their public library, and in an era of budget cuts, libraries often lack the money to pay for research databases.

Answer 2

Depends on what, who, where, when you are asking about. The Ancient people were very smart. The Greeks figured out the world was round and knew about atoms. They also had machines and robots.

Answer 3

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