Just in my time growing up I have witnessed the popularization and advancement of modern technology. Almost everything we do involves technology somehow. Most the time when we are communicating with someone it's through texting or Facebook chat, if we are lucky we will share a phone call. By doing so, it's easier to say whatever is on your mind, you never really have to face the person, just some screen. I believe this is why cyberbullying, sexting, and such of the source have become such problems today. I also believe this is the reason so many people have lost intimacy with loved ones.
Technology was created to have people become more available and for convenience. I love having a cell phone, it's always right there when I need it. If I just want to catch up with an old friend I can easily do so, but at the same time I strongly feel all this technology in recent years has just made us a zombie in our life. We constantly have to be checking our phones, Facebook, email, etc. If you don't respond to someone almost immediately it is considered rude. When I walk to class I'm usually texting and listening to music. By the time I get to class I could not even tell you what I went by during that walk. All this technology is making us miss out on our lives. We overlook the small things, we never are able to just escape, and our surroundings have become a blur. Relationships are shallow because most of them are formed through the aid of technology. What happened to the days of spending quality time with someone? What happened to the meaning of an actual relationship? What happened to coming home and enjoying your family without being bombarded with emails, computer games, and surfing the web. Whatever convenience technology has made for us, it has also drawn away. We have become robots. When will the boundary be drawn to say this is too much?
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ReplyDeleteThis post definitely speaks to a growing problem we as people have with our relationship with technology. It is as if we have a closer relationship to our own cell phones than to other people. Or perhaps, we know someone's Facebook profile better than we actually know them. You definitely hit the nail on the head by pointing out that we need to focus on our human relationships rather than our relationships with technology. I agree that if we do not, we will lose a large part of what makes us human.
ReplyDeleteI just recently bought a new cell phone after having my old one for two years. Embarrassingly it was hard thing to do, I felt like I was giving apart of me away. I've had so many memories with my phone, so many relationships developed through my phone. Even though I did give up my cell phone, truly it wasn't like I was giving up my friendships. I do agree we have been hiding ourselves through technology. I know for myself I sometimes would rather talk on the phone then text. You can say more in a faster period of time and you can hear my tone of voice. I do miss the times with my family where we would just sit around a play board games. Also some of my favorite times in my life have been where I wasn't surrounded by technology. I think we just need to be aware and make more one on one personal relationships.
ReplyDeleteYou know i keep finding this very ironic that as much as we all hate it, it's like as if we are programmed to be this way without even noticing it. Like right now I am posting a BLOG comment on this post using my laptop, or how our last assignment in class was to make a website about all the papers we have written. As fun as it was i cant really complain too much because im doing it even when trying not to do it. But I agree, there need to be a line drawn to where it doesn't get out of control and we start having robots in our homes or weird like that.
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