Leah Kim #10 3-15-24 The 1800’s was the Safer Era Compared to 2024 Introduction Why is this era much more dangerous than it was back then? In the 1800’s, we didn’t have as much technology as we do now. Today, we have more kidnapping cases, advanced technology, social media, and school shootings. Kidnapping cases and school shootings are a lot more common than they were in the 1800’s. Back then, social media wasn’t even a thing, where it could have bad influence. Advanced technology could eventually lead to disasters, which humans may not be able to fix. These four reasons state why 2024 is more dangerous than it was in the 1800’s. Kidnapping Cases In the era of the 1800’s, kidnapping cases didn’t customarily happen. However, today, that has…show more content… In 2020, there were about 234 reported kidnapping cases in Columbia. In India, a child is kidnapped every 10 minutes.” This piece of evidence shows how kidnapping is incessant in this era. However, kidnapping was not very common in the 1800’s. It states on the website, https://www.jstor.org/stable/41999356, “This article argues that in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth century England, changes in the perceived value of children, both materially and emotionally, put them in a new position of possible danger.” This proves that they are now put in a greater situation of danger, where children are not as safe. This reason proves why it was safer back then than it is today in this era. Advanced Technology/AI Advanced technology and Artificial Intelligence is becoming more advanced as time passes, and its not looking good for humans. The website, The top risks from technology that we'll be facing by the year 2040, states, “Our experts suggested that many countries’ stance on AI as an area where they want to gain a competitive, technological edge will encourage software developers to take risks in their use of…show more content… Social Media Social Media was not a threat to humans in the era of 1800’s. However, now, that has changed. Social media only needs a bit of your personal information to get your location, as well as other details about you. The website, 6 Common Social Media Privacy Issues - TechTarget states, “For example, scammers can gather usernames, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers to target users with phishing scams. Even with an email address or phone number, a scammer can find more information, such as leaked passwords, Social Security numbers and credit card numbers.” However unlike 2024, the 1800’s, this was not a problem, because there was no social media platforms to cause this problem. School shootings School shootings were not a problem at all in the 1800’s. However, now, it is a major problem. For example, the website, Education in the 1800s states, “There weren’t elementary, middle or high schools.” This piece of evidence proves that there weren’t any schools, which meant that school shootings couldn’t be possible without
