INDIVIDUAL AND TECHNOLOGY Individual and Technology [Name of author] [Institutional information] Technology has spurred many social changes which have directly affected the lives of individuals . Social interaction among people has been both positively and negatively influenced by the numerous technological tools . In the context of the workplace , schools and many other social institutions , technology has been able to maintain and develop relationships with one another . On the other hand , technology has also contributed in making distant interaction more possible than before ,thereby making interaction become less and less `physical ‘ and `actual ‘among various individuals . Nevertheless , technology has essentially given new ways for people to interact and create relationships which were not available and possible in earlier decades . In earlier times , the means for people to interact across wide distances was more limited than it is today . Snail mails were one of the most efficient means in sending messages across territorial borders .Although it made interaction for many people in different regions possible , there were inevitable delays in doing so . Today , we now have new ways brought about by technology in hastening the communication process , from internet chat rooms to electronic mails for as long as both contacts have internet connections or have access to the internet .On the other hand , the absence of internet connection will not make possible such means of communication . Moreover , the availability of internet is not encompassing in all parts of the globe , which at a certain point discriminates those who have no internet connection ,isolating them from the rest of the individuals with internet connectivity . Nevertheless , the developments in technology have become swift in the recent years , making third-world countries connected to the internet . In the end , there are high hopes that the internet will be available to every individual in...