Today people spend about seven hours and thirty-eight minutes per day on technology (Ives, p.18). The excessive amounts of technology, including the use of social media, has been negatively affecting our society as a whole. The problem is not the fact that we are using technology, but it is the overuse and excessive amounts that is hurting us. Although technology has some benefits, such as being able to use its tools effectively and being able to connect easily, we have to consider its social and psychiatric effects when it comes to using it in excessive amounts. Some may say that, overall, the benefits are what we need to focus on. Without technology, we would not be who we are today; innovative, creative, and able to communicate in a variety of ways. This generation is considered the most expressive and inventive (Kabani). We have the tools to express ourselves, like with social media and the ability to make new apps, websites, videos, and pictures. Those are a few ways that allow us to share who we are with the world and allow us to represent ourselves in any way we would like. Also, this generation is more receptive of other cultures and really appreciates the many influences of the diversity. Our world, including technology, brings many cultures together and also is varied. Additionally, the use of technology for this generation has positively affected their education and knowledge. Some technological tools, even apps, have helped kids with disabilities and those who are having trouble in school. With the tools and the convenient ability to complete school online, this generation is considered the most educated in history. The number of Bachelor degrees earned has risen to 23% (Kabani). Schools have seen a positive increase... ... middle of paper ... ...ve impacted us in every aspect of life; emotionaly, mentally, socially, and even physically. The benefits have indeed postively changed and helped our lives, but there is a limit that needs to be put on the amount of time spent on the technology and social media. Although technology has some benefits, such as being able to use its tools effectively and being able to connect easily, we have to consider its social and psychiatric affects when it comes to using it in excessive amounts. Researchers and studies have given an advised amount that should be spent, yet people today still knowingly surpass that amount. There is no “cure” or a definite way to improve ourselves, it is merely a problem that we need to adjust from inside ourselves, starting with knowing what a realistic limit can be for yourself and to start realizing what the negative effects can truly do to you.
As technology progress, humans evolve to the advanced technology and enhance our lives via technology. We connect to our families, friends and others through social media such as Facebook. Social media takes up a huge part in our lives. Social media infest us with information that are relevant and irrelevant to us. Marry Marrow wrote, “It was Facebook that changed the face of e-communication; in fact, it was the first electronic social media” (para 1). She assumes that Facebook is playing a huge role in electronic communication. In the journalist Maria Konnikova, “How Facebook makes us unhappy?”, Konnikova divulges many aspects of people on social media through researching and experience, and finds how social makes us unhappy. I agree with Konnikova findings after reading her article. In addition, she concludes that if you are engaged, active, and creative you will not sorrowful on Social media, however if you are passively browsing and defuse to engage, you
People can be addicted to their online profiles and obsessed with consistently checking out what other people are doing or what is going on in the world, which can lead to people being antisocial and not able to communicate with people directly like in the book Ready Player One. In contrast, social media can be used for the benefit of communication and setting up plans with people, finding out how to complete tasks, expressing oneself, and finding out news as well as world and local happenings. Since there are so many benefits from the use of technology but drawbacks from overuse, finding a healthy balance is important for someone to have a healthy mind. Therefore, we will not find ourselves living inside the OASIS in future generations, and the world can continue to
The artist JR once said, “The more social media we have, the more we think we're connecting, yet we are really disconnecting from each other.” The truth behind his quote describes the way social media affects society negatively, taking away what it was actually intended for. Social media has the power to do positive things, but it may actually be a negative concept as well with dependence, shaming, and mental health as the main issues being concerned. Social media dependence has become an ongoing problem, forcing mental illnesses to come into the question with our generation slowly and unintentionally relying on technology and social media for their
Social media might help some people express how they feel. However, it makes us a self-centered culture. Technology made us more selfish and we have become more separate from people because we are shorthing texts and taking selfies all the time (Doc 7). We don’t even look up when someone is talking to us we don’t even look up from our phones and then we don’t build empathy from them. (Doc 3). It has also weakened our ability to focus on tasks because there are engineers programming your phone every minute to keep you on it (Doc 12). In overall technology is making all of us self-center by not noticing people when we talk to them and we can’t even focus on one task for long amount of time.
What would humanity achieve without the need for technology? In the 21st century, technology has offered a broad platform for people and is used for different reasons: shopping, work, for entertainment, education and communication worldwide. Although we use electronics everyday to help make our lives easier, the act of overusing technology has created an addition in society. In a recent study, 52% of teens claim that social media has made their friendships better (Wallace). While social media and all general technology are often used for positive reasons, it has also been proven that it can cause major issue within close relationships as well. Teenagers feel obligated to stay prompt and check their social media accounts
Karrie Lager, a child psychologist practicing in Los Angeles, says. “However, excessive internet use can have serious negative consequences,” she explains in response to a survey published by CASA Columbia (Stein, 2014). Dr. Lager has a great point, she believes that the use of technology for communication is a great thing for children, but she also agrees that using it to excess can be harmful and dangerous to a child. A lot of children, as well as adults use social media as fuel to their self-esteem and their self-worth, by doing so they become addicted wanting to use it more and more to never feel less than they should. Unfortunately because of this the addictive tendencies are becoming more apparent “Social media is simply providing a quicker peeling of the onion, however in most cases the problems were already there,” Dr. Sophy says, “Many people are genetically predisposed to use excessive amounts of potentially harmful tools (sex, substances, food, social media, etc.) to self soothe. And yet there are others who learn these behaviors due to life circumstances and events” (Stein, 2014). As you look closer to the problem one can understand that there are beneficial factors to social media but they can also see that there are factors that are harmful. If children are using social media more and more there is naturally going to be
Today, modern technology has changed our way of life in many different ways. We spend most of our time staring into our phones and do not realize our surroundings. According to Jean Twenge, the author of “ Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation”, ninety-two percent of teens report going online at least once a day, and fifty-six percent admit they go online several times a day. This may sound unrealistic but why do we spend so much time on social media? In “ Our Minds Can Be Hijacked”, an article by Paul Lewis, Lewis interviews Google, Twitter, and Facebook workers who helped make technology so addictive and demonstrates how we can prevent ourselves from being harmed by it. I believe companies are partially responsible for creating addiction
Let's talk about social media. As you may know, a debate has arisen concerning the fact of whether or not this device really deserves the time and attention that we give it. This is becoming more and more an issue, as people (especially teens) are experiencing cyberbullying and even depression. I think that social media should be more controlled much more in our lives, and we shouldn’t be spending more time in a screen than with another person.
Social networks, like Facebook or You Tube can keep someone updated with world events and even local events. It has become part of everyday life in which people can’t live without. But what lies beneath is the evil of how addictive technology can be. The above chart demonstrates that almost 60% of students use electronics more than two hours a day. This shows us that technology can be addictive. Jonathan Mandell’s article Are gadgets, and the Internet, actually addictive, recalls a time in April 2007 when BlackBerry users could not send or receive emails for 11 hours because of a glitch in the system. Many people reported this as a natural disaster (Mandell, 2007). People are relying on technology so much, that it is becoming a major problem in our society when it becomes temporary unavailable. Being able to plan your whole day on your smart phone and lock your front door to your house at the same time contributes to society laziness and dependency on technology. On the chart picture below I surveyed fellow ECPI Students on the question does technology make us lazy and or smatter and this was the results. From this pie chart it’s clearly shown that more than half of the students at ECPI agree that technology is making people lazy. Also the ratio of yes to no is about 6:1, certainly showing that the wrong effects of technology are starting to show up in our society. Choices people make about using their
The rapid growth of technology in our society has become more dominant than it was in the 17th and 18th century. Today, technology is used for almost everything in our day to day lives. But the most common usage of technology is for communication and industrialization. However, every good thing has its disadvantage if it is over used, and since technology has become very dominant, it is used by both young and older people but more predominant among the youth of the today. Even more, technology has brought about social networking such as Facebook, Twitter, my space, piazza.com, instagram, tango, and last but not the least texting. According to socialnetworking.procon.org, “47% of American adults used social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Classmates.com in 2011, up from 26% in 2008. [26] on social media sites like these, users may develop biographical profiles, communicate with friends and strangers, do research, and share thoughts, photos, music, links, and more” (procon.org. 1). Although these sites help many Americans to connect with their family and friends, have we really thought about how these sites are discouraging some students to spend less time with their books, how young adults are losing their marriages, the indecent behavior it is promoting, and how it has escalated texting and driving in our society? Obviously not!
A recent article in Time magazine titled, “You Asked: Is Social Media Making Me Miserable?”, overlooked the various studies conducted on social media’s effect on people’s lives. Social media is a major part of people’s lives across the world. It provides them with information and allows them to connect with others at the click of a button or tap of a finger. Author of the article, Markham Heid writes, “Social media now dictates how people interact with friends, read the news and navigate their day-to-day existence” (TIME). However, the accessibility we now have to everything and everyone around us can lead to some negative effects. Social media keeps changing in terms of content and user interaction, and as we adapt it to it, it can do more
Social media is so popular that according to a recent article published by forbes.com, “72% of American adults are currently using social media sites; that figure has gone up 800% in just 8 years”(Olenski). Social networking was originally created to simply reconnect people with old high school pals, but in recent years it has evolved into a completely different operation. When social media first originated it was also intended for adult usage, which has in recent years expanded into the usage of all ages. Social media can create a negative affect on lives because it has been proven to be a dangerous addiction, for it takes away interpersonal relationships that are essential in life, and it has been proven to prevent people from being productive in life.
Technology has impacted our society in a positive way it has also brought on many challenges which lead to loss of human interaction. Technology has allowed many people to do everything they need with just the touch of a button. This takes the pressure off of people to remember important numbers and dates. It has given humans the availability and opportunity to connect with friends and family all over the world, which makes it easier to maintain long-lasting relationships and stay connected no matter the
...many benefits for us, but it is not really needed all the time. Maybe in some situations for people technology is needed every day in their lives. But the fact is that people don’t really need all these new gadgets, they didn’t have all of this kind of stuff back in the day, and they still mad it through. Education is being helped by technology and sometimes just giving the student the answer. Later on though it can affect the student when a more difficult situation comes, they will not know what to do.
Social media although a great tool can become an addiction ultimately affecting our lives and state of mind. That is why we need to limit the amount of time and information we share on social networks. Although the internet is a tool full of good and bad available to everyone, teenagers and young adults are more prone to falling into the traps of the internet. People also abuse social media and overuse it every day because they are concerned with what is happening every hour. Social media is a tool not a necessity and should never be abused or used as a diary because it could result in unwanted consequences that can hurt us in the future.