Screen of Death, Soul of Emptiness I hunch my shoulders. My face is bright red and sweat beads across my forehead. My mom stands in front of me. She is brandishing a brand new iPod Touch. The device belongs to me, but I look at it, my face contorted with lines of silent rage. My mother scolds me and yells at me, her face twisted in disapproval. I do not even hear her words. All I can think about is how incredibly stupid I am. The flashes of hideously inappropriate pictures and videos I had been watching flew every which way inside my head. Tears came, poking out hesitantly, sliding down my burning face. My body, shaking and trembling, is paralyzed. I look down and let the water in my eyes fall to the floor. My mom stops yelling and I tentatively
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My former best friend got a smartphone for his birthday. Almost two weeks later, he was wearing different clothing, seeing a therapist and all devices were banned from his house, including the brand new phone. He, unlike me, did not stop his morbid obsession, but continued to hunt for anything remotely explicit. I began to realize that he was past the threshold of addiction. I realized he might not be the same …show more content…
I beat myself down for even thinking about it. I never let it happen again. We all say we need to get away from technology and spend more time outdoors. We think technology is what causes us to have bad days and why we retain more stress. But the more I grew and got smarter, I wondered, “Is it the technology or how we choose to use it?”
Obviously, It’s the latter of the two answers. We can choose whether we use the information for the right reasons. It’s hard but it can be done. For one thing, what else can we do? Nothing. People are not going to stop putting horrible things out into the world. They’re always going to use marketing that will tempt you to click on their advertisements. It’s sickening but it’s the truth. So, no, it’s not inevitable. We just have to be careful.
So what’s going on here? Yeah, I’m telling you to try and be more ignorant. I know that sounds stupid but that’s the point. Let’s ignore what I just said and think about it logically. Wouldn’t you rather go through life completely oblivious to all the outrageous monstrosities on the internet, on television and in the media? Yeah, I know you would and if not, well you’re just
My former best friend got a smartphone for his birthday. Almost two weeks later, he was wearing different clothing, seeing a therapist and all devices were banned from his house, including the brand new phone. He, unlike me, did not stop his morbid obsession, but continued to hunt for anything remotely explicit. I began to realize that he was past the threshold of addiction. I realized he might not be the same …show more content…
I beat myself down for even thinking about it. I never let it happen again. We all say we need to get away from technology and spend more time outdoors. We think technology is what causes us to have bad days and why we retain more stress. But the more I grew and got smarter, I wondered, “Is it the technology or how we choose to use it?”
Obviously, It’s the latter of the two answers. We can choose whether we use the information for the right reasons. It’s hard but it can be done. For one thing, what else can we do? Nothing. People are not going to stop putting horrible things out into the world. They’re always going to use marketing that will tempt you to click on their advertisements. It’s sickening but it’s the truth. So, no, it’s not inevitable. We just have to be careful.
So what’s going on here? Yeah, I’m telling you to try and be more ignorant. I know that sounds stupid but that’s the point. Let’s ignore what I just said and think about it logically. Wouldn’t you rather go through life completely oblivious to all the outrageous monstrosities on the internet, on television and in the media? Yeah, I know you would and if not, well you’re just