The Negative Effects Of Technology

Technology is one of todays most talked about topics. Who has the latest IPhone, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, or the new MacBook Pro. Everyone is so caught up in all the technology that they are missing out on everything that is going on around them. People have their noses buried in their phones, or are too busy trying to take one hundred pictures that they are actually missing the moment. Sometimes it is better to put the screens down to take in the moment and enjoy it. Too many times people are out in public staring at their cell phone while someone is trying to hold a conversation with them. Technology can be used greatly to improve education or communicate with relatives who live overseas; however, when technology becomes such a priority that it takes over a person’s life that is when it begins to be a problem. The use of technology is ruining society through limited social interaction, increased bullying, and constant distraction. Look around today, it is evident that people are less interactive than in past years. This is mainly because they are consumed through their personal technology; whether that be listening to music, watching a video on …show more content…
Due to Facetime and Skype, people do not meet in person for business meetings as much. It is much easier to talk to someone through a screen rather than face to face, and because of this people are not interacting as much in general. Online communication, “causes us to meet face-to-face with much less frequency resulting in a lack of much needed social skills. We lose the ability to read body language and social cues in other people” (25 Negative Effects). Social skills are necessary to meet new people or ace that job interview, without those skills it is very hard to compete with another applicant that has them. At the end of the day, people continue to lack social skills due to reliance on