Dependency on Technology
Everyone depends on each other to feel connected and we have our own ways of doing this. Text messaging is the fastest and easiest way to connect with someone because you can send a text when it is most convenient for you. Over the years we have grown around technology to connect us with each other. Sherry Turkle, author of Alone Together: Why We Expect More From Technology and Less From Each Other, researches the effects of constant use of technology has on us through studies of people and her knowledge as a psychologist. The constant use of technology has affected the way we live our lives. While people view texting as a harmless way of communication, our generation should be concerned about our development of independence …show more content…
Texting messaging is a way for people connect with other people. When we send a text message we expect a quick response because we think they always have their phones on and with them. Turkle interviews Julia and Claudia, who both feel uncomfortable when they do not receive a quick response (176). These girls have become dependent on technology to connect them with others and without a quick response they panic because they need others to feel like themselves. We have put more pressure on our friends and family to respond quickly because we we rely on them for helping us figure out our emotions. Turkle argues, “What is not being cultivated here is the ability to be alone and reflect on one’s emotions” (176). In other words, we lost the ability to be alone and think about our emotions for ourselves without anyone else 's opinion. When we do not receive a response, we move on to another person hoping they will respond quicker and with an answer we want to hear. Our identities are developing around the use of technology because we depend on the phone to be able to give us instant connection to whomever we want to connect …show more content…
We count on text messages for constant communications with others and without this we have anxiety. We find comfort in communicating with others to feel connected. Turkle states, “And it is hard the maintain what matters in the din of constant communication” (166). This statement means that we have put communicating with others more important than having time alone. The importance of communication left us vulnerable to aloneness, so we constantly keep ourselves busy. However, keeping ourselves busy will only neglect those who mean something to us and we will slowly isolate ourselves from them. While text messaging is the easiest way to stay connected, we place ourselves in isolation because we are always staring at the screen instead of each others faces. We are willing to trade in our independence to have others in our lives, even if that means we stare at a screen to receive the connection. As we continue to count on text messaging for communication, we open ourselves for failure because we will lose ourselves in technology and lose our
Everyone depends on each other to feel connected and we have our own ways of doing this. Text messaging is the fastest and easiest way to connect with someone because you can send a text when it is most convenient for you. Over the years we have grown around technology to connect us with each other. Sherry Turkle, author of Alone Together: Why We Expect More From Technology and Less From Each Other, researches the effects of constant use of technology has on us through studies of people and her knowledge as a psychologist. The constant use of technology has affected the way we live our lives. While people view texting as a harmless way of communication, our generation should be concerned about our development of independence …show more content…
Texting messaging is a way for people connect with other people. When we send a text message we expect a quick response because we think they always have their phones on and with them. Turkle interviews Julia and Claudia, who both feel uncomfortable when they do not receive a quick response (176). These girls have become dependent on technology to connect them with others and without a quick response they panic because they need others to feel like themselves. We have put more pressure on our friends and family to respond quickly because we we rely on them for helping us figure out our emotions. Turkle argues, “What is not being cultivated here is the ability to be alone and reflect on one’s emotions” (176). In other words, we lost the ability to be alone and think about our emotions for ourselves without anyone else 's opinion. When we do not receive a response, we move on to another person hoping they will respond quicker and with an answer we want to hear. Our identities are developing around the use of technology because we depend on the phone to be able to give us instant connection to whomever we want to connect …show more content…
We count on text messages for constant communications with others and without this we have anxiety. We find comfort in communicating with others to feel connected. Turkle states, “And it is hard the maintain what matters in the din of constant communication” (166). This statement means that we have put communicating with others more important than having time alone. The importance of communication left us vulnerable to aloneness, so we constantly keep ourselves busy. However, keeping ourselves busy will only neglect those who mean something to us and we will slowly isolate ourselves from them. While text messaging is the easiest way to stay connected, we place ourselves in isolation because we are always staring at the screen instead of each others faces. We are willing to trade in our independence to have others in our lives, even if that means we stare at a screen to receive the connection. As we continue to count on text messaging for communication, we open ourselves for failure because we will lose ourselves in technology and lose our