Abstract

Technology has begun to make a turn for the worse.  We have begun to get so caught up in something so meaningless.  We as a society are beginning to choose technology, over more important things in life.  It’s crazy to think how much has changed in this past decade and how fast technology has surpassed the human generation.  Today’s generation would be in for a rude awakening if technology somehow disappeared.  Society relies so much on technology today that in a way, we don’t need to think.  Technology is our own brain in a sense and that is becoming discouraging when given the time to think about it.  What are we gaining from spending hours upon hours staring at a screen?  Our brains aren’t having the ability to engage and problems will later be faced, if not now.  Every problem we face, we seem to rely on technology more and more these days.  For instance, we need a break from studying so we check our Facebook.  Another example, being stuck in an awkward situation leading us to pulling out our phones making us feel like the situation isn’t as weird.  It makes you wonder how people once survived back then, right?  This isn’t how society should be, this isn’t how it should have become.  The unfortunate part about it is we have let this happen.  The U.S. has allowed technology to rise drastically.  The sources gathered for my topic include the rise in technology, the overuse, the pros and cons, and the dangers that come along with social networking.  My plan isn’t to bash technology, but to cut down a bit and not allow our lives to revolve so much around something so little.