Argument Essay: We are too dependant on technology

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In our society today, it’s become the norm that we are surrounded by all these gadgets that we did not have a decade ago. It may not seem like it but it’s crazy to think how much we rely on these little devices. The reasons why we are dependant on technology is because everyone has some type of gadget by their side at all times, people don’t live in the moment, and lastly there has been less face-to-face interactions among one another.
One reason why we depend so much on technology is the fact that everyone has some type of gadgets by their side at all times. Imagine one day you are just walking around town. ou start to get hungry. When you reach for your phone to check what places there are to eat you suddenly realize that it’s not in your pocket. The mini heart attack we get when we find our phone not to be in the place where we left it is a sign that cannot depart with our phones for long. to some, that hand held device is their lifeline and their connection to the world. Let’s face it, without or phones we feel naked and utterly disconnected with the rest of the world. We even put our lives at risk for the sake of technology. For example, texting and driving. Even when we know that danger is lurking around the corner we still take the risk of sending that text that might the the thing to end up getting us killed or taking a life of someone else. This is a major sign of addiction. Even though we don’t admit it, many of us are addicted to our phones.
Another reason why our society is too dependent on technology is because people are not living in the moment. How many times have we had struggle finding an outlet just to charge your phone to take pictures for a trip or how many times we fumbled with th...

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... time, people are increasingly spending more time at the computer.
In conclusion, something must be done about this issue. We know that we are too dependant on technology by how addicted people are to their electronic devices. Therefore we should take time to realize that we should limit ourselves to the usage of technology before it takes complete control of every aspect of our lives. And just as Albert Einstein said, “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.”

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"“It Has Become Appallingly Obvious That Our Technology Has Exceeded Our Humanity.”." Goodreads. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Mar. 2014.

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