How technology affects us now and how it will in the futureImagine waking up and not having a car to take you to work, and you can't get coffee from a machine or watch the news on TV. It's the kind of morning you'd have if you didn't have technology. It's a little hard to imagine and a little scary too because technology is something we use every day. As you may know, technology is everywhere and very difficult to avoid. There are some things that you don't even realize are related to technology, but they are related to it in some way. Over the years, technology has advanced and developed to make our country a great place. Technology helps us consume less, it shapes our country and will have a huge impact on the future. One of the main ways technology affects us is that it helps us consume less through community sharing. An example of community sharing would be RideJoy. RideJoy is a downloadable app that connects drivers and pedestrians who need a ride based on the city or route taken, saving fuel, time and energy. There are also citywide bicycle sharing programs that allow civilians to access bicycles from nearby bicycle kiosks in neighboring areas via the Internet on a mobile device (Treacy). Sure, you can borrow things from your neighbor, but, with today's modern technology, you can borrow almost anything from anyone, anywhere in the city. Many wonderful services like Zip Car allow you to make an appointment via the Internet to borrow a car by the minute, by the hour, or even by the day (Treacy). All of this is possible thanks to technology and would not be possible without it. Technology helps us consume less through the process of community sharing, a user-friendly and secure way to borrow and save. There are many other ways technology helps us consume middle of paper......yCommunications.December 3, 2013Grabianowski, Ed. "How Technology Has Changed Our Lives." PCMAG.December 2, 2013, Ziff Davis inc. 12-2-13< http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0, 2817, 2332338, 00.asp>Rowh, Mark “Technology that changes the future” CollegeXpress. December 30, 2013. Carnigie inc. December 30, 2014< http://www.collegexpress.com/interests/science-and-engineering/articles/careers-science-engineering/technology-s-changing-future/>Treacy, Megan. “Technology helps us consume less.” A hug to the trees. November 24, 2013. MNN Holdings. November 22, 2013