Technology and its uses are highly debated in today’s world. Some people feel that the world’s population has truly become addicted to technology, while others see only the good uses of it (Kirschner). Seclusion is more common since the invention of the computer and events such as the Y2K incident have occurred more frequently (Scherrer). Technology is continuously advancing, and as seen through the events of Y2K, people have become too dependent upon it.
Y2K in the ‘90s was an event that caused fear and anxiety for many Americans because of the dependence upon technology. In the 1990s, computers were a piece of technology that were owned by few people but were readily talked about with common knowledge. Up until the 1990 decade, …show more content…
Y2K is only one example of people relying too much on technology, but in today’s world examples are all around. People worldwide have truly become addicted to technology, and while there are a select few who are not, the majority of the population are (Kirshner). People have become more secluded and tend to stay home instead of going out and check their devices constantly (Schrerrer). Some people can not even leave the house without their phones, and feel naked without a device in their pockets (Kirshner). Today’s generation is ruled by technology and are much too dependent upon it when it should not necessarily be depended …show more content…
People used to know all of the telephone numbers of their dearest loved ones by heart whereas now one would be lucky to know their own (Kirschner). All one’s personal information is stored within the one device, and there is no need to memorize one’s number if it will always be there on a screen (Kirschner). If there was ever a need to know one’s number without a phone, more than likely that would present a problem for a majority of today’s generation. Some people check their phones or emails as much as forty times every day (Kirshner). To some that might not be a big deal, but when a device is taking up a majority of the time in a day, there is an obvious problem
Y2K in the ‘90s was an event that caused fear and anxiety for many Americans because of the dependence upon technology. In the 1990s, computers were a piece of technology that were owned by few people but were readily talked about with common knowledge. Up until the 1990 decade, …show more content…
Y2K is only one example of people relying too much on technology, but in today’s world examples are all around. People worldwide have truly become addicted to technology, and while there are a select few who are not, the majority of the population are (Kirshner). People have become more secluded and tend to stay home instead of going out and check their devices constantly (Schrerrer). Some people can not even leave the house without their phones, and feel naked without a device in their pockets (Kirshner). Today’s generation is ruled by technology and are much too dependent upon it when it should not necessarily be depended …show more content…
People used to know all of the telephone numbers of their dearest loved ones by heart whereas now one would be lucky to know their own (Kirschner). All one’s personal information is stored within the one device, and there is no need to memorize one’s number if it will always be there on a screen (Kirschner). If there was ever a need to know one’s number without a phone, more than likely that would present a problem for a majority of today’s generation. Some people check their phones or emails as much as forty times every day (Kirshner). To some that might not be a big deal, but when a device is taking up a majority of the time in a day, there is an obvious problem