Essay assesment : Talk about the pros/cons of this era as is full of daily invention

Talk about the pros/cons of this era as is full of daily invention

The statistics published, by the World Intellectual Property Organization, shows 2.7 million patents were filed in the year 2014, around the world. This is an increase of 4.5% from previous year. This depicts the veracity of invention is happening. The majority of patents filed were in the field of computer and telecommunication. This essay will discuss advantages and disadvantages of inventions happening, with light these sectors, with suitable examples.

The highest number of the patent were contributed to the computer sector. As they say "there are two sides of every coin", the computer is no exception to that. Undoubtedly, in the advent of mankind, the computer has played a major role. The computer is being used in every aspect of our lives from booking a ticket on-line to the automation in a production line of industrial giants like Toyota or Ford. However, looking at the flip side, the cyber crimes, like cyber-bullying, online fraud, have risen many folds.

The next major number of patents were registered in the telecommunication. Needless to say, with the help telecommunication mankind have grown by leaps and bounds. With the creativity in the telecommunication, made possible to communicate live from anywhere in the world. Although it has transformed people's lives, it has a dark side. The Twitter empowers a common person to express thoughts and views, However, some terrorist groups use Twitter to propagate their extremist ideology to the masses.

In conclusion, it is an indisputable fact, these innovative discoveries are proved to be groundbreaking. However, the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence, so is any invention. Although, there are some negatives, but positives outweigh them. This trend is expected to continue for foreseeable future.