There's no doubt that our generation is the generation of technology. People are attached to their technological devices; parents can't seem to attend their kids' soccer games without having their cell phone and pager on their belts. Teenagers are constantly seen texting away or chatting on their cell phones. It seems to have become a part of our culture. Is this a good thing? Is it harmful? I think it is a bit of a shame. If it's not a cell phone, it's the computer; most people check their myspace and facebook daily, if not multiple times a day. Are we so preoccupied with socializing through technology?
The term "unreachable" is very appealing to me. Who wants to have their phone ringing all day? What's wrong with going outside with your family on a hot summer day? On the weekends, I'll sometimes go an entire day with my cell phone in my room, my computer off while I play baseball or soccer with my family. I don't understand why young people today are like this, but I don't think it's very good. Especially with the obesity rates constantly climbing, these internet activities are harmful because they have people sitting at their computer all day.
This technology definitely makes people less personable and less sociable face-to-face. Texting and facebook means no discussions in person and people are worse at conversing than ever. It makes me think of the recent movie Wall-E which showed a possible, very negative, outcome of all the technology in the world. No one talks to each other at all face-to-face, everything is electronic. No one even has to walk - there are moving chairs. Everyone is so lazy and has gotten so fat that their bones are almost non-existent. Now, I don't believe that this will actually happen, but I do believe that if things are abused and we keep becoming more and more dependent on technology, it is a slight possibility. Kind of a scary thought. Perhaps a little scare is all some people need to put down their cell phones and pagers and get off the computer and actually spend a little time with their families.
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I do agree with you on face book and myspace I never go on those, but on the cell phones and today’s technology not so much. I believe cell phones are one of the greatest inventions, because my family is spread out all over the country. I have a brother in Georgia, a dad in Ohio, and my mom is usually working so I never really see my family together; however, thanks to technology it’s like they are always by my side. I have Xbox live, so I can play with my brother even though he is in Georgia, my cell phone helps me stay connected to my dad as we talk about once a day, it also helps me stay connected with my mom even though she works most of weeks. Sure thanks to advance technologies more people are lazy, but it also keeps loved ones close to us even though they are so far away.
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