Technology
throughout human history has always been a tool that has helped human beings
thrive. It has allowed us, as people, to expand and become a well-oiled machine
as a whole. Within the last decade technology has become even more powerful and
has allowed us to do things that people could only imagine a couple decades
ago. However, even though technology may be making our lives easier, the speed
that it is evolving may become a danger to people socially and mentally.
There
are many things to love about technology and the ways that it makes peoples’
lives easier. The best examples would be the Internet, cell phones and computers.
Computers have made a large impact in the productivity in the office, research,
and complicated mathematics just to name a few. The Internet has evolved and
has become an incredible resource. The Internet can be used to communicate with
people, search for information, and share information with billions of people.
Lastly cell phones have evolved from being tools that allow people to talk to
others over long distances to becoming mini computers. The technology that we
have allows use to do so much and it will only continue to evolve, but perhaps
it is evolving too fast for people to take advantage of it responsibly.
Although
the recent technology is indeed making life easier for many people, many people
suspect that so much technology is detrimental for a person’s mental health and
development. For example video gaming is a product of said recent technology,
but there have been very real cases of people who would rather play video games
than interact with real people. Sure a person is still able to talk to others
through the game, but there is no face-to-face conversation. With the
development of more complex games, people are starting to avoid talking to
others more and more, just to play video games. This addiction is not just
limited to video games though; the Internet is also a source of addiction as
well because there is just so much stuff on it. It is very easy to be stuck
looking at a computer screen for several hours watching YouTube, using Facebook,
or watching movies. Although it has made life more convenient, it is easy to
become addicted to that ease, causing some people to risk their social life.
Technology
may be a powerful tool, however I know from personal experience that it can
easily be used as a poor substitute for a social life. This new technology very
helpful no doubt, and many amazing things have been accomplished using this new
tech. It does not change the fact that if not used in moderation technology can
take control of a person’s life.
I agree with what you have to say. I totally think some technology is affecting the way people talk face to face with each other. It can easily be a poor substitute for a social life. Because of video games, people do not need to go outside and exercise or socialize with friends. So technology can be severely hurtful and might take control over someones life. I believe technology is addictive and once you are hooked.. your hooked for good.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the social behavior of humans has changed, and that some video games might be to blame, but that's when it comes down to humans to realize what is happening and work to change it. Combine technology and socialization face to face. Make a video game that requires you to move about for it to work. We can't escape technology at this point, so we all must realize that there's a problem, embrace it, and work to change it.
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