Technology has changed the way we live our lives. I know that most of us possess a gadget or two and that we spend a minimum of six hours a day on the internet, whether to Tweet, make a blog post or watch a viral video on Youtube about a cat that rides a unicycle. Apart from amusement and personal interests and pursuits, modern technology has given us an easier take on our everyday activities, whether it be simple or complex. In addition, modern technology has introduced us to new possibilities deemed impossible during the simple glory days of churning butter and riding horseback to a store just to buy a butter churner. My point is that rapid technological advancement has replaced old habits and introduced new habits fit for this new age of sophistication. Most of the hassles we endured during the past are now gone, all thanks to the introduction of sophisticated technology.
As an act of showing to the world that our country can embrace progress, the Philippines for the first time used modern means to deliver safer, more credible and cheat-free elections. The general election last May 10 introduced the nation to a whole new system of democratic suffrage. At first, it seemed that there were a lot of talks about the many flaws that would arise from the use of poll automation. This is usually the reaction that surfaces from the fear of using sophisticated tech. Many of us were wondering, if not pondering, if poll automation could do any good for our future. Our pessimistic senses have taken its toll on us. We could sense only the negative effects of technology, not seeing the true capabilities of it to illicit significant social change. We truly are a nation that expects the worse from technological advancement. It is the pessimists in us that prohibit us to try new things, to shun important change and progress.
But apart from such attitudes, we still expressed our desire to take a stand for our right to choose freely those who we deem fit as leaders. And modern technology can do just that, by letting us vote without the obstructions of unfair political actions. But human intervention has its ways to bend the system.
We couldn't say that the poll automated general election was a success, amidst allegations of fraud, but it gave us an idea that a significant adaptation to the unrelenting progress of technology is nothing to be afraid of. There were scandals concerning the new system, but are we even sure that those allegations are even credible? Most of us may believe that it is the work of an embittered politician, responding to his defeat by taking advantage of the nation's distrust to the new system. These allegations are the workings of dirty politicians who only wanted to cause trouble by pointing out anomalies that do not exist. It will only be perceived as true if anyone from a certain camp submit to the public the needed evidences that were used in the fraud.
I just wanted to say that technology has given us the blessing of convenience, whether the form of convenience may either be beneficial or destructive, depending on how humans comprehend proper use for the better. The way most Filipinos look at it, because of the emergence of such scandalous allegations, the use of technology only prompted adverse conclusions. Technology, in some other sense, doesn't work that way. If there is something (or better yet, someone) to receive the blame, it is the humans themselves. Technology, like what I said, can either bring good or bad effects. Sure, technology can be subjected to certain limitations and a number of technical faults, but the real score here is that technology didn't have anything to do with the mentioned fraud. It is simply the result of an embittered politician who wanted to compensate for his defeat by making up accusations that he was cheated upon.
To be honest, I'm not much of a techie person, but I could clearly see the effects of sophisticated technology on our society today. I may not possess an iPhone and I am currently using a desktop PC deemed obsolete, but as far as I know, technological advancement is vital for our survival in the coming age.
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