Why Is Technology Harmful To Our Society?

Technology by far has become the number one thing you see everywhere. It has overrun our society while harming and damaging it. Technology was intended to help the world and make it better, yet, we have given that purpose a whole new meaning. Technology is often harmful to the human society because it affects both social skills and literacy levels. Social skills and communication skills are the most important survival skills needed in order to survive, yet, cellphones are taking that away. As a wise man once said, “Good communication is important because when we are adults and applying for interviews, we will not know how to have proper communication, which can result in not getting the job”(Stewart). Who are we supposed to blame for the …show more content…
Humans send many nonverbal cues, from fidgeting to foot tapping, long pauses to eye contact. Reading those signs is a skill “that young people are not learning when they are using these devices”(Bindley). These are just some of the basic things that technology can cause you to miss or understand.All these nonverbal cues and gestures signify something. Now imagine someone you love is dying and they are having an asthma attack, but you do not understand their nonverbal cues. All they are doing is forming a telephone-like signal and pointing towards their mouth. You stare at them for quite a while trying to figure out what they are trying to say, when in reality all they need is their inhaler. After a while they die and you figure out what they were trying to say, but by that time it will be too late. How bad would you feel when that loved one dies all because you could not understand their body language? Would you have guilt? How dumb would you feel? Spending most of the time on your cell phone can provoke an incident like this one, therefore, more attention should be placed on the world and not technology. Too much technology can cause you to miss out on significant life