Technology's Toll-Impatience And Forgetfulness Summary

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Technology has advanced the standard of living for most people. However, it can be overused and create an addiction for some users. Two articles published in the New York Times, speak on this dependency on technology. One, “Technology’s Toll- Impatience and Forgetfulness”, by Tara Parker-Pope, explains the negative effects of technology and the addictive qualities it has. While, “Online but not Antisocial”, Janna Smith, explains technology is not as bad as people make it seem. Both articles sustained pathos, but Tara Parker-Pope’s article was the only one which sustained logos. Because neither author has created a substantial enough solution, I have proposed an idea on how to lessen the dependency of technology without completely eliminating it from our lives.
In the article, “Technology’s Toll- Impatience and Forgetfulness” author Tara Parker-Pope discussed the negative effects of technology on humans and the way we communicate with people. Parker starts her article with rhetorical questions to get the reader to relate the substance of the article back to their own lives. She then invites different psychologists to lend their expert opinions on how to appease the situation of technological dependency. Dr. Elias Aboujaoude explains …show more content…

All her relatable anecdotes made the reader connect with the author as a person as well as connect with the solution. Even when providing her solution—finding pleasurable ways to bring people back together—she applied it to her own life by forcing her son to use his computer in the family room instead of his room. Her anecdote helps people relate to her solution. It is a plausible resolution to the problem of internet dependency because even if everyone is plugged into their devices, everyone is in the same room so they can still interact with family and it doesn’t take too much effort to keep connected to each other. Because of Smith’s pathos, her solution seemed attainable and

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