“The
world becomes a small village” recently we hear this phrase a lot. We
can see technology fingerprints on every aspect of our life such as
business, education and entertainment. With the wide spreading of new
technologies it have brought major changes to our lifestyle. It changes
the way we read, learn and interact with each other. More than ever
before in the history of mankind, people have great lifestyle due to the
advanced technology, however it could be curse as well.
Some people say that technology is the best way to get the daily small tasks done such as spell checking, saving phone numbers and names; however, this kind of dependence on technology could have a very serious effect on our mental ability. It has been proven that if older people keep their mind active by doing puzzles and keep reading, they could have less memory lose. “What happens when the technology fails? In April this year The London Stock Exchange was closed for 8 hours when a glitch shutdown its system. They lost millions of pounds and all they could do was sit and watch. Should any piece of technology be so important that we can’t function without it for 8 hours? ” (Levinson) 1.
Even though online bill paying, banking and grocery shopping become easier by new technology, it could have a serious impact on people. When they use credit cards because it is easy and save the time of counting money or going to an ATM they can ends up in severe dept because of the dependence. Also when they do online shopping they have to enter information on the internet without considering who may be looking at their credit card number or their address. Everyone have to realize that even though technology has many positive sides it also can become dangerous.
Some people say that technology enhance the communication between people; however, scientists say that “when the brain spends more time on technology-related tasks and less time exposed to other people, it drifts away from fundamental social skills like reading facial expressions during conversations.” (Ritter) 2. Not only the adults communication effected but also the children’s too. Nowadays most children have their own iPod, PSP or a farm on Facebook which don’t leave a space for play dates. Chatting and texting will never fill a personal communication place, “making our meaning clear electronically presents extra challenges. For example, we write things like “LOL” and “LMOA” to describe our laughter, but they’re no real substitute for hearing people laugh, which has real power to left our spirits when we’re feeling low.” (Lickerman) 3.
Overall, it is hard to imagine life without a touch of technology. It is a great invention that made our life easier but it could be a dangerous thing too. The addiction to technology could lead to a lack of the social skills and affect our manners in a silent way. Not all technology is bad or evil, but everyone needs to be careful from being a technology slave. At the end, could we survive without technology?
Levinson, Christopher. “Do we rely too heavily on technology?” cjlevinson.com September 3, 2008. <http://cjlevinson.com/2008/09/03/do-we-rely-too-heavily-on-technology/>.
Lickerman, Alex , M.D. “The Effect Of Technology On Relationships” Psychology Today June 8, 2010. <http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/happiness-in-world/201006/the-effect-technology-relationships>
Ritter, Malcolm. “Digital Natives: Psychiatrist studies how time spent online affects brain function” The Regents of the University of California. January 8, 2009 <http://www.ics.uci.edu/community/news/articles/view_article?id=120
Some people say that technology is the best way to get the daily small tasks done such as spell checking, saving phone numbers and names; however, this kind of dependence on technology could have a very serious effect on our mental ability. It has been proven that if older people keep their mind active by doing puzzles and keep reading, they could have less memory lose. “What happens when the technology fails? In April this year The London Stock Exchange was closed for 8 hours when a glitch shutdown its system. They lost millions of pounds and all they could do was sit and watch. Should any piece of technology be so important that we can’t function without it for 8 hours? ” (Levinson) 1.
Even though online bill paying, banking and grocery shopping become easier by new technology, it could have a serious impact on people. When they use credit cards because it is easy and save the time of counting money or going to an ATM they can ends up in severe dept because of the dependence. Also when they do online shopping they have to enter information on the internet without considering who may be looking at their credit card number or their address. Everyone have to realize that even though technology has many positive sides it also can become dangerous.
Some people say that technology enhance the communication between people; however, scientists say that “when the brain spends more time on technology-related tasks and less time exposed to other people, it drifts away from fundamental social skills like reading facial expressions during conversations.” (Ritter) 2. Not only the adults communication effected but also the children’s too. Nowadays most children have their own iPod, PSP or a farm on Facebook which don’t leave a space for play dates. Chatting and texting will never fill a personal communication place, “making our meaning clear electronically presents extra challenges. For example, we write things like “LOL” and “LMOA” to describe our laughter, but they’re no real substitute for hearing people laugh, which has real power to left our spirits when we’re feeling low.” (Lickerman) 3.
Overall, it is hard to imagine life without a touch of technology. It is a great invention that made our life easier but it could be a dangerous thing too. The addiction to technology could lead to a lack of the social skills and affect our manners in a silent way. Not all technology is bad or evil, but everyone needs to be careful from being a technology slave. At the end, could we survive without technology?
Bibliography
Lickerman, Alex , M.D. “The Effect Of Technology On Relationships” Psychology Today June 8, 2010. <http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/happiness-in-world/201006/the-effect-technology-relationships>
Ritter, Malcolm. “Digital Natives: Psychiatrist studies how time spent online affects brain function” The Regents of the University of California. January 8, 2009 <http://www.ics.uci.edu/community/news/articles/view_article?id=120
I can't imagine life without technology, it's really important!
ReplyDeleteme neither.. but it can be dangerous as well
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