It is so obviously clear that technology is taking over and running our life. Technology is everywhere and is having massive negative effects on our social wellbeing in today’s society. Basic essential skills now being googled as this knowledge is now untaught or forgotten leaving us terribly deficient in basic survival skills. Social media now also gaining thousands of new users to impress and socialize every second online with instead of having face to face conversations with someone in real life. Bullying and trolling also now on the rise with ability to appear as anonymous and face no consequences, with new technology being more and more part of actual living instead of being just a desired object.
With the new advancements in technology in today’s society it literally encourages people to be reclusive, allowing you to not even leave your house to get food. All you need to do is shop online and get it delivered to your door-step, as easy as a click of a finger….You could live in your house forever if you wanted with the advancements in technology these days. I think things like online clothes and food shopping has now raised a major issue of many people now having problems with basic social skills and social interaction when coming face-to-face with people in real life. There has even been psychologist from California state University, Los Angeles and U.C.L.A look into it and they said ''initial qualitative evidence is that the ease of electronic communication may be making teens less interested in face to face communication with friends'' this giving us stone cold evidence that there is now a concern that many people in the near future will be doing more online than they will be in real life, now that technology is a mere e...
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Overall I believe that the internet has a negative effect on today’s society, there is now floods of people not using the internet for the better these days. The internet can open up a whole new world and opportunities for us. However the vast majority of people prefer to retreat to one tiny corner of it, social media. Many also make the error of becoming addicted to it, allowing it to take over and control their life, letting it push away friends and become dependent on it
Works Cited
- New York times - article http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/fashion/02BEST.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all&
- http://www.bullyingstatistics.org
- Telegraph – online article http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8436831/Student-addiction-to-technology-similar-to-drug-cravings-study-finds.html - Data from pew internet American life project
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Technology is unavoidable in our modern lifestyle. You wake up, you use technology; you use technology while cooking, while eating, while driving. While you’re lying in bed before you fall asleep, you use technology, technology wakes you up in the morning. Is all the technology around you good for you, or is it harmful to your health? Was our society healthier or safer before all the advancements? So many questions and concerns about all of the technology we crave, but there are very few people who know the answers. Technology affects all parts of human life. It can create jobs, motivate people to get active, and assist people in learning, but this does not balance out that there are dangers that follow the use of technology.
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Society has been impacted both negatively and positively by technology. As a result, every aspect of our lives has been influenced by technology. Hence, life is easier, yet it has taken away some of the enjoyment. For example, remember the days of less stress and more personal interaction, when there were no online messages, no emails, social media or cell phones. We have become excessively dependent on technology. As a result, we need to rely less on technology even though it has made learning fun, and business, daily tasks, work, travel, shopping, making new friends and staying in touch easier. In conclusion, technology has a lot of benefits, yet it could take over our lives and become our worst enemy if we aren't careful.
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