Michael Jordan Research Paper

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A single vibration or sound and people instantly have to check their phone. Some people in today’s society seem to never leave their houses without at least one device or even without a charger. People are glued to technology and often overuse to the point that many social skills are at risk. Technology is the Michael Jordan of society and technology has changed the way many people live their lives. Technology and people can not be separated and people are so dependent on technology. Technology runs the lives of many and has caused a drug like addiction in some people. Many studies will say that technology has a positive impact on society, but with positives comes negatives. The negatives technology has on society outweigh the positives. Technology …show more content…

Some people are to busy with what is new on social media and do not care to make a conversation with the person next to them. More communication via technology is resulting in the loss of important social and communication skills. Social and communication skills are important in the interaction with others and are useful in everyday life. The use of constant technology is causing the loss of ability to be able to read body language and social cues in other people (25 Negative Effects of Technology). People need to be able to modify behavior in response to other people, and reading body language is an important part in doing this. The minds process of reading social cues involves the impact in the reduction of ambiguity and plays a role in intuition. According to Cambridge Dictionary, “Intuition is an ability to understand or know something without needing to think about it or use reason to discover it, or a feeling that shows this ability.” People are spending more time on devices and their interaction skills are diminishing. People are resorting to their devices and

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