Why Electricity is Beneficial

Electricity, the backbone of our modern society may have changed the way we live in a more profound way than any other technology. Ever since Alessandro Volta invented the battery in the 1800's, harnessing electricity has given rise to an incredible amount of inventions, contraptions, and discoveries. Almost every aspect of everyday life for most Americans is affected by the use of electricity. There will always be the critics who believe technological advancements will lead to mankind's downfall (Like Ted Kaczynski). Some communities like Quakers, Amish, or Buddhist Monks choose to stray from technology. However, I think that it is quite obvious that our advancements have, and will continue to help our society for the better. Transportation, long distance communications, entertainment, lights, medical treatment, to name a few have all been drastically affected by the use of electricity. Countless lives have been saved, jobs created, and diseases cured from electricity in one way or another. Our civilization advances faster and faster everyday, because of electricity.
Yes, one can argue that technology opens up certain doors that create new problems like the teenager who is addicted to sending text messages, or the high school student who is addicted to internet gaming. Yes, interacting constantly with a computer can alienate our social skills. There is even the possibility that we may invent artificial intelligence that decides to wage war on humans. However, each of these arguments is weak considering the amount we benefit from technology. The fact of the matter is, if your sitting in front of a computer reading this, you probably are already in agreement with me that electricity and new technologies are for the better of mankind, or else you wouldn‘t be fiddling with the computer in the first place.
Just the amount electricity has raised our comfort level satisfies me. The fact is, whether we like it or not, electricity is here to stay. Thus I have concluded that we are better off with electricity, and the new technologies associated with it.