Technology has changed drastically over the past few centuries and it 's still growing. In today’s society, technology surrounds us, from our cell phones, to a store 's cash register. It has became a huge part of our daily lives. It has helped us connect to relatives, who are across the country, allows us access to an infinite information database, while also providing us with entertainment, like movies and video games. Text message and emails have became a very popular way of communicating with each other. Although technology has some positive qualities, it does bring up some concerns and issue that can have a negative effect on us like a decrease in social skills, a false sense of privacy, and a loss of proper writing and critical thinking.
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Most people love the convenience of text messaging and emails; however, it could lead to people spending more time in the online world rather than in real life. Sherry Turkle, who is an author, has done more than twenty years of research on the effects technology has on this generation. Turkle has found that more and more people are “… plugged into their devices but not each other” (Turkle 378). She believes that people want to interact with each other, but only at a distance. Turkle explains this view in her talk at the TED conference as “ ‘the Goldilocks effect: not too close, not too far, just right’ ” (video). In other words, some people want to control how much time is spent with a person. This is where technology comes into play. Instant Messages let people interact with each other without seeing them face-to-face. People who only talk in emails and text messages are not building their social skills. Consequently, most teenagers nowadays have trouble just talking to another person via telephone. Turkle had conducted a survey and found people felt “… that a phone call asks too much [and] worry it will be received as demanding too much” (375). Nowadays, when someone calls someone else, it can be perceived as an urgent call or a
Most people love the convenience of text messaging and emails; however, it could lead to people spending more time in the online world rather than in real life. Sherry Turkle, who is an author, has done more than twenty years of research on the effects technology has on this generation. Turkle has found that more and more people are “… plugged into their devices but not each other” (Turkle 378). She believes that people want to interact with each other, but only at a distance. Turkle explains this view in her talk at the TED conference as “ ‘the Goldilocks effect: not too close, not too far, just right’ ” (video). In other words, some people want to control how much time is spent with a person. This is where technology comes into play. Instant Messages let people interact with each other without seeing them face-to-face. People who only talk in emails and text messages are not building their social skills. Consequently, most teenagers nowadays have trouble just talking to another person via telephone. Turkle had conducted a survey and found people felt “… that a phone call asks too much [and] worry it will be received as demanding too much” (375). Nowadays, when someone calls someone else, it can be perceived as an urgent call or a