Technology Is Affecting Our Future Generations

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Albert Einstein quoted, “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.” The use of technology today is affecting our future generations by introducing them fast into using technology. Children today are focusing more on Ipads, Ipods, smart phones, or other electronic devices, rather than focusing on their knowledge. In addition, toddlers are mastering using electronic devices before they can even speak. (Alison Lee, 2013) According to research conducted by Alison Lee, it has been shown that when her child was 17 months old, he could activate the television by the use of the remote control. Although, today’s technology has also abducted the minds of adults, and It makes them addicted to it. For example, due …show more content…

Using technology to complete chores at home, or doing your school assignment will result into physical and/or mental health problems. According to research conducted by this author, it shows that physiologists studied theoretical conclusions for the connection of social media, and depression. (Dold, 2012) The author settles an example that people who are linked with constant relationships are not realizing the people who are behind those screens are strangers. In the meanwhile, depression immediately occurs following anti-social with the people around you. To put it in another way, infidelity happens when someone cheats the other partner, and this is dominating their home life. According to research conducted by this author, 76% of families have destroyed their communication dies because of …show more content…

Nevertheless, the growth of younger children while using technology will afflict their daily lives. “We are losing our common vocabulary, built over thousands of years to help and delight and instruct us, for the sake of what we take to be the new technology's virtues.” (Manguel, n.d.). Manguel indicated that people are losing their vocabulary as we all proceed into the digital world. In addition, losing one’s vocabulary is a major risk into being dependent on technology. Nick Bilton says that looking at his sister keeping her kids quiet by handing them an Ipad while having dinner at a restaurant. (“The Child, the Tablet, and the Developing Mind”, n.d.) The method that Nick Bilton’s sister has done was a sign of bad parenting skills, and introducing technology to the younger children will not let them develop their thinking skills. In advance, while having the latest technology today, and terrorizing our human race. What could be

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