Is Technology Affecting Us?

How is technology affecting us? Is it helping us get to higher places, or is it helping us for self-destruction? Some people argue how technology can be good for us, but in reality it’s impacted us as humans very negatively. Technology is bad for us because it is destroying our human traits and makes us feel less happier towards ourselves and our lives. Technology harms our way of enjoying moments. “There’s also the scientist and writer Susan Greenfield 's famously apocalyptic warnings: “We could be raising a hedonistic generation who live only in the thrill of the computer-generated moment and are in distinct danger of detaching themselves from what the rest of us would consider the real world.” My analysis on this quote from ”Teenagers and

Technology makes people less social in real-life scenarios. “Nini Halkett has taught history there for two decades and laments the bad spelling and writing that seems to worsen as texting becomes more widespread. As her students are increasingly immersed in texting, Halkett also finds them increasingly shy and awkward in person.” My analysis on this quote from Teen Texting Soars; Will Social Skills Suffer? by Jennifer Ludden is that teens get used to using technology to communicate with others that real-life communication is almost a nonexistent skill. "They can get up the courage to ask you for [a deadline] extension on the computer," she says. "But they won 't come and speak to you face-to-face about it. And that worries me, in terms of their ability — particularly once they get out in the workplace — to interact with people." My analysis on this quote from Teen Texting Soars; Will Social Skills Suffer? by Jennifer Ludden, is teens have relied on technology’s communication methods to avoid face-to-face

Technology leads teens to doing things they shouldn’t be doing. The researchers also asked questions about sexual orientation, activity and history. When they analyzed the responses, they found "a clustering of sexual risk behaviors, which includes sexting." Sexting appeared to go together with more sexual activity. My analysis on this quote from, Where There 's 'Sexting, ' There May Be Sex by Scott Hensley, is that sex is very dangerous for underaged people as it leads to many risks and unwanted results. Some may argue that technology is bad however, technology can be beneficial as it can enhance a child’s education to what something with no technology can do. Technology helps us complete tasks with more ease like for example, typing up an essay over handwriting it. Typing is a much faster and neater process. Technology has many benefits, you just have to know how to use it. In regard, technology can be good, but it is for the most part as people let technology take control and consume of their lives. Something as simple as going to a park or a place known for its scenery, can be ruined by recording the moment with our phones, as it’s better to live in the moment, as you might never experience anything