Stop Modern Technology: Stop The Technology Insanity

Stop the Technology Insanity Growing up in the 70’s, how was someone to survive without all the modern technology we have today? As a child of the 70’s, I could only have dreamed of having a computer, cellphone or some other electronic gadget. Most days, all my time was spent playing with my friends, outside climbing trees, playing kickball, hide and seek, or riding my bike. With the introduction of technology, those days are long gone. Technology has had a negative influence on our society because it creates social isolation, hinders communication and promotes dependence. The true definition of Social isolation refers to a complete or near-complete lack of contact with people and society for members of a social species. It is not

The dependence of technology begins by the belief that it is an essential part of our daily lives, and for many it’s like food or water. Without it or the lack there of would most certainly cause drastic changes in our lives. The average American checks their cellphones for text messages or emails up to 40 times a day, and 16 minutes of every hour is spent online whether it be email, texting or social media. Seven out of 10 married couples polled, admitted to checking their devices (computer, cellphone or tablet) for messages before saying good morning to their partners. Six out of 10 children polled didn’t know what an encyclopedia was because all answers to homework questions or research is done on the World Wide

Someone once said that, one of the main things technology has taken from all of us, is the inability to appreciate the small, the big and the truly amazing things that happen in life. The debate on whether technology, being good or bad, differs by the opinions of many. There was a time when being in your home was family time, this was the place when families came together to communicate on the daily happening of their lives. You knew by the look on a loved one’s face how they were feeling, if it was a good or bad day. There wasn’t any cellphones at the dinner table, no tablets, laptops or even a television on, you were so consumed in spending that quality time with each other that nothing else mattered. The vision of children playing outside is replaced with them walking round with a cellphone glued to their hands and the inability to say hello to the people they pass on the streets. I would have to say I miss my days as a child and those times spent in the presence of my