Michaela Currington believes that texting and technology is having a negative …show more content…
Currington sources the acronyms and ease that applications on phones give us. Widgets such as a spelling correction application on writing applications and abbreviations have made us complacent and lazy to proper writing form and etiquette. Currington discusses the numerous complacencies, mainly in writing, that we have people have developed over time due to the relative ease it brings our lives. There are numerous benefits to technology that we all utilize and take advantage of everyday. It further increases the speed and convenience of our communications and gives the ability to reach millions of people with messages promptly and efficiently. It allows our conversations to be more clear and articulate. We use it to find out information more quickly and efficiently. It makes the world an even smaller place to live in by staying connected with old friends and family. It benefits our education system by letting the students take control of their own learning