Essay About Technology Pros And Cons

The Good and The Bad of Technology In Our World Today I do not remember the exact moment that I first came in contact with a computer. However, my first memory that I do have is playing the game Madeline, from the children’s book and movie. It was my favorite pastime when I couldn’t play outside because of the weather. It was during this time when I think I first found my way around a computer. I learned where to insert the disk for the game, how to get it started up, and how to put the computer on “sleep mode” when I was done. I taught myself because my parents did not know too much about computers. They did not grow up with them like I did. Computers eventually became second nature to me. I took computer classes from second grade all the way up until I graduated from high school. Each year I was learning how to type faster and learning about new computer programs. I was taught how to build a Power Point presentation, how to make an Excel spread sheet, and all the ins and outs of Microsoft Word. I have felt very comfortable with computers because of this. When I was in elementary school I would use the computer for games and to draw on Paint. Middle
Deleo, in her article How Tech Has Changed Our Lives, states, technology has made our lives easier because we are “no longer forced to send letters through the postal service, book vacations through travel agents, shop in stores, visit the library for research material, or wait for our photos to be developed.”(Deleo, para 2) As much as I love the technology that we have now and the way we are able to get an answer to a question or keep in touch with someone instantly with our computers, phones and tablets, I am starting to ask myself, is technology becoming a distraction for humans? We are spending more time on social media, in a somewhat fantastical world, than we are with our loved ones, here in reality. We have our fingers buried in our phones now rather than having our heads buried in a