We are constantly connected. No matter where we go or what we do we are plugged in. Technology has consumed our lives and it is reaching the point where people can't live without it. Not just in the way that people are addicted to their phones or their ipads, or their computers, but that in order to communicate, or perform tasks in the work place technology is required.
Until this past summer I had a flip phone my entire life. I would constantly criticize the people around me who were constantly looking at their phones consumed by facebook, twitter, or whatever app they were using, but I now find myself guilty of the same thing. It's just too easy. As nice as these conveniences are, I have found myself most at peace when I unplug. Whether it's spending an entire day without using my phone and computer, or spending a three or four days outside without any contact, I find myself doing more things, being more active, and in general, having more fun. Its hard to do that however, when you need to constantly be in contact with people, respond to emails, and stay on top of work. As technology increasingly consumes our lives, I think its important for people to put down there devices avery now and again. Take a break, and unplug.
Totally agree with what you have said. Technology has shown us good in our economies but not so much our people. It has slowed us down as networking by in real life. It has also shown more cases of ADHD because of the fast answers we get.. Although it seems easy to get these questions you need the quick response seem to be dumbing us down as the article we read earlier this semester said. Making our grammar worse and our knowledge of the real world less.
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