• The Impact of it

 The Impact of it


As technology grows every day, so does our fascination with what it can do. Technology is amazing and can be very useful in so many ways. It helps people communicate, transfer information, learn, discover, and even save lives in the medical field. For me, the most important uses of the technology I use is my online classes and my cell phone. Technology in transferred in different ways. Technology can be great until the media that comes with it surfaces. For example, besides for mostly school purposes, I am usually on my cell phone instead of my laptop. I have the internet on my cell phone which allows me to have apps, e-mail, and access to websites. Also, I have to admit that I do enjoy watching television. What we see on these outlets of communication and media is often negative. The time and importance we have on these forums and devices is also detrimental to our lives outside of the virtual world. Social media is another forum that impacts society. There are many recent stories of online bullying, among teens especially. It has also become a form of bragging or competition almost. Who has the most followers or virtual “friends”, who did something better than someone else, who looks good, who has the nice clothes or car, these are all influences on people engaging in social media these days? In my opinion, there are two very good things that I appreciate about social media. The fact that it keeps me in touch with my family that lives far away is one. It allows us to keep up with each other’s lives and share pictures. The other thing is being able to view informative web pages from, for example, psychology magazines, art pages, or music stations. Another big impact social media has had on society as a whole is that it has taken away from the value, willingness, and desire to communicate and interact in person instead of online or through a cell phone, if possible (2003).  Sure, there is a lot of unhealthy and negative content on the internet, social media, and television, but it is also about how much time and energy we lack in other areas of our lives because of it. Television for example not only causes children to see inappropriate shows and commercials, but it also influences their health. They are more likely to spend less time playing outside or even just spending quality time with family (2003). They are also more likely to want what they see advertised such as unhealthy snacks. The media on any platform can also send out messages to impressionable adolescents that you need to be thin, rich, and “hot” which emphasizes that goals in life should be about good looks and materialistic gain. Many times, if a person does not live far from another, they still only communicate through social media even though they live close by. Most of the time, the communication does not even exist through a phone call at least, which is still not in person but better than through a text or social media. I believe that overuse of communication through the internet or social

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