Net effect of Globalization

Over all, after all that we've learned in class, i think that the net effect of globalization is negative.

Through the videos we watched, I understood that due to globalization, the rich are become even richer still, and the poor are staying the same, if not getting even poorer (if its possible). I also learned through the video we watched from a show called '30 Days' that cultures are being destroyed. India is becoming more and more like America, more Indians celebrating Christmas and becoming christian, old customs being forgotten and jumbled up with new ones, everything is becoming the same. Through our class discussions I learned that more and more technology is being produced, which also causes E waste, and results in everyone depending on it. Humans nowadays cannot live without at least one computer in their home, and we're all becoming fat. Also, at the beginning of POP we had an activity where the teachers asked all the students that are holding a blue square to stand up. This indicated the percent of people that actually do own a computer. Only about 5 people stood up. This emphasizes the point I made earlier, of the poor becoming even poorer. As the rest of the world races ahead of them, they lag behind even further.

However, there are positive things about globalization.
For example, a person in China can now go to a McDonald's and buy a hamburger. A man in India can go into a store and buy a Nokia phone; and someone living in Egypt can buy Nike shoes. The world has become so flat, meaning that (according to Friedman) everyone is becoming the same, you can buy anything, anywhere, and at the best quality and cheapest cost possible. New companies from America are emerging everywhere in Asia, and adapting so that they can sell their products in the different culture. (Like McDonald's not selling beef in India). Countries are experiencing different cultures, ideas, and new ways of doing things.

Even though there are many good things coming out of it, I still stand strong that the over-all effect of Globalization is negative. That is because the negative results are more severe than others.