The Excessive Use of Technology

Technology has been an improvement to society, making people's lives easier to complete tasks or give a better standard of living. However, technology befogs society's realization on the amount of reliance they have on it and it has become a problem. The younger generations that are raised with technology do not notice the dependency they have on technology since they have used it all their life.

The tendency to be on technology can be a great harm in one's health. Nowadays it is a requirement to have a computer when pursuing an education, since most of the assigned work is through a type version. Indeed it's more professional and sophisticated. Nevertheless, as stated by the article Causes of Hand Tingling and Hand Numbness the "Carpal tunnel syndrome tends to be one of the most common causes of hand tingling....This tends to occur in people that use the computer frequently, use the cash register, or are involved in activities that involve repetitive motion at the wrist" (Web). The use of technologies not only affects articulation but as well trouble in your sleep. According to Charles Czeisler of Harvard Medical School states that "The higher use of these potentially more sleep-disruptive technologies among younger generations may have serious consequences for physical health, cognitive development and other measures of wellbeing" (Web). Using technology before going to sleep increases the percentage of insomnia since it causes an active mind during the night interrupting a n individual sleep time, a loss of concentration and to become sleepy throughout the next day. It can also cause headaches and change in individuals mood to feeling frustrated and anxious.

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... by Maureen Gasheri states that the "essence of social media is enrooted in the idea that sharing is caring. The Internet had liberalized information for all. But now what social media has done is add a sort of revolution to this liberalization" (Web). This shows that at first this types of social creates an improvement to communicate throughout the world by sharing information, yet now people are really abusing the use of social media such as cyber bulling. In which not only affect tan individual but many others as well.

Technology it's a very helpful resource, yet if the people does not moderate the use to improve their future it will be the destruction of the generations . Teaching people to manage technology to the benefits such as forming educational classes towards the young generations. If people continue abusing technology use, the future will not improve.