Persuasive Essay On Youth And Technology

More than forty years ago, the first personal computer was introduce and fifteen-years later the World Wide Web came to life; nevertheless, two decades and a generation ago life was completely different, especially when it came to technology and the internet. Today it is almost impossible to find a home that does not have some sort of computer and internet access in the United States or around the globe, which, from the vision of the creators, is astounding. That would be because it is. The ability to search anything the heart desires or talk with people on the other side of the world is at the tip of the user’s fingers and a person does not have to be on a bulky PC anymore to do it. In the age of smartphones, tablets, and free Wi-Fi everywhere,

Advertisements and technology are relentless pushed in consumers’ faces, advertising for the newest and brightest pieces of technology and things to do with the new technology, yet as adults, parents understand that they cannot have it all or that there was a life before all of these apps and smartphones. However, these industries have began to attack the youth and promote the latest and greatest devices in an overwhelming fashion. A quote by Susan Linn and Sara Adelmann shows us that, “The market is flooded with tech products purporting to teach infants, toddlers and preschoolers everything from counting to social skills with no research to back up these claims” (Adelmann & Linn). If a shopper were to stroll through the toy aisle at Meijer or Target, they would expect to see dolls and trucks, and even though these items can be spotted with a few technological updates, there are also toy laptops and cellphones. These countless items do not even cover all of the apps that you can get for an iPod, smartphone, or tablet that have kids begging for their

“Sometimes, technology really is used for evil … like in the teched-up version of toys that were top ranked two decades ago” (D’Onfro). These board games, dolls, and simple activities that just one generation ago enjoyed beyond extent has tried to make a comeback by becoming digitalized and adding technological elements due to the fact that children today no longer use the imagination that once made a doll more realistic. Children only want toys that fly by themselves and sing, even though that is not the point. However, how can you blame Hasbro and Mattel when they have to compete with Apple and Hewlett-Packard? Not that either of these companies make Barbie’s or Monopoly, but there competitors on the doll and game spectrum were participating in the technology push, so they had to too. Everyone knows that games will never be the same, for example playing Uno on a phone will never compare to playing with a family around the table screaming and laughing, begging an opponent to have mercy and not lay the draw four; however, there is just not enough time in the day for that. Therefore, if someone is searching for something fun and entertaining to do they bring out their phone or laptop and play a quick game online with someone around the