An Analysis Of Sherry Turkle's Article 'Growing Up Tethered'

In her article, “Growing up Tethered,” Sherry Turkle argues that children’s lives have been pursued and conquered by technology. Explaining that children have grown up without social skills or independence, she argues that technology is to blame because it takes away from having a meaningful conversation, face to face. She also argues that social media has taken over our confidence when it comes to being ourselves. We are too afraid to share something about ourselves that is not interesting enough to impress our fellow piers. Turkle also informs us about a virtual world used to create a world people would like to live in, rather than improving the one that they are living in reality. She concludes with a story about a young man that has taken