Doesn't this new technology affect your lives thus reducing your life span?

Answer 1

Health officials and many other people raise questions and debates about the health risks of technology. As more information becomes known about products or chemicals, the debates increase. For example, some people believe that use of cell phones placed against the ear can / do cause hearing loss or even brain tumors. Yet, people continue to use cell / mobile phones because they are convenient and some people feel cell phones are necessary to conduct daily life. Without more studies and undisputed proof, most people would not give up cell phone use. The same has been true about other products or by-products throughout history. For example, the fumes caused by diesel fuels has been known for decades to cause injuries to lung tissue with prolonged exposure. Yet, countries still use diesel in trucks that haul and deliver goods across countries. Truck drivers continue to be exposed, with little change made to the product or to the engines that burn the fuel. There are many, many more examples of "new technology" (at whatever time in history) being used and only later are health risks seen or determined as being caused by that product. Even though most people think of "technology" now as only related to computers/electronics, any product can be considered a "technology" and all products were once "new" or newly being used.