Analysis Of Can The Selfie Generation Unplug And Get Into Parks

The only exercise this generation is getting is for their thumbs. It is said that they scroll miles with their thumbs. Today’s teens feel that their lives are based around their phones and technology. They are too busy looking at nature on their phones, then to actually go out and experience it. If teens stay on their phones they will suffer the consequences of failing relationships, loss of wildlife habitats, and the growth of endangered or extinct species.
If we stay so wrapped up in technology we can miss very important things that are happening around us.In the article “Can the Selfie Generation Unplug and Get into Parks?” Jonathan Jarvis says that “young people are more separated from the natural world than perhaps any generation before

them.” (qtd. In Egan and Egan). This can be the cause of our relationships with friends, family, God, and nature failng. I am not saying that technology is a bad thing because it is not. I am saying too much of anything is not good. We stay so attached to our phones that we forget to appreciate the real world.. Phones are always going to be around. There is always going to be a newer and better one. A new one is always about to come out but you can not rebuild the broken relationships.You can not recreate natures beauty once it is gone. Phones are always going to be around. We need to appreciate what we have at this very moment because it will not be around forever and it could actually be gone in a blink of an eye. So do not ruin those perfect relationships and friendships because of technology, do not lose touch with God, take a walk outside and admire natures beauty.
Next, if we stay so tied up in our phones and ignore the world around us it wall fall to pieces. We have to take care of the natural world around us before it is too late.There is already so much pollution in the world and we need to stop contributing to it. We need to start taking care of the problems that we have already created rather than create more. If we do not take care of the world then the pollution will eventually take over. It will cause deforestation and many other global problems such as the climate. According to the article “Letter to the Editor on Climate story” it states that “Climate change is an incredibly complex topic” (Walker and Roberts 136) and that shows that fixing the problem will not be that simple. It will cause the wildlife’s habitat to decrease. When this happens then they will not have a place to live. We need wildlife to have their natural habitats because we rely on them to live.
Due to the loss of wildlife habitats some species may become endangered or even extinct. If this happens then it will cause a decline in the ecosystem. If animals become extinct it will also cause a decrease in our population because we rely on animals as a type of food source.
We are on the road to destruction even though we could be on the road to recovery right now. This pollution and loss of admiration for nature’s beauty has caused many problems that we need to fix. If we continue on this path to destruction we will just contribute to many more failed relationships, and the growth of extinct or endangered species. We look at nature’s beauty on our phones but when will we get off of our phones and experience it for ourselves.We need to stop being so attached to our phones and appreciate the natural world around us before it fades away. Once it fades away it will not be able to be replenished.