In today’s society we have countless technological devices to entertain us and bring us closer to each other ; cell phones , computers, internet etc, but could it be that the same devices that are supposed to bring us closer do the complete opposite? The television for example is supposed to keep us updated on world news and entertain us, but some people would much rather sit in front of their televisions for hours on end instead of going for a cup of coffee and have a normal human face to face interaction with a few friends. On the other hand the internet lets us communicate with people all around the world with whom we’d never have the chance to interact otherwise. How does technology influence our day to day interactions with each other? Sure it seems like a simple question at first but the more I looked for an answer, the more it escaped me. Technology seems to be a double edged sword. It’s always hard to pin point the right answer and in this case the right answer seems to be non-existent. I will follow up with a few polls and interviews to guide you along in my quest to find an answer and perhaps help you make up your own mind on the matter.
4 comments:
Amen. That is so true, I can't think of a better way to say it. It seems we're enveloped in a world we can't think our way out of because we're too enamored with devices and utensils that are plugged longer than we use them.
I find technology really brings people together a lot more than it isolates them. The people who sit at home to watch TV instead f going out would be staying at home doing something else.
Technology is making people lazy, at one point it was increasing our efficiency and encouraging us to work together towards things, but we are now on a steady decline towards scientifically justified sloth.
"Double edged sword"... Took the words right out of my mouth.
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