Can Technology Consume Us?
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
One in three teens sends more than 100 text messages a day, or 3,000 texts a month. This might seem a bit excessive to you and I, but it is completely normal for the younger generation to communicate almost entirely in a digital manner. I find this to be both a fascinating and troubling figure. It amazes me that young people no longer seem to receive joy from time spent in face-to-face conversation with their friends, but rather seem to prefer the emotionless drivel of text-messaging. Where are the intricate subtleties the beautiful dance that is human communication once proffered? I personally revel in all the advances in technology that make our lives easier, from the minute, to the flabbergasting. Still, I sometimes wonder, is this a healthy way to live? We no longer have to really strive at anything. Day to day tasks are becoming easier, but I think we as a species are getting softer. Where is the drive to actually learn anything, when any knowledge you could possible need is readily available in seconds on our beloved internet? The appreciation of a hard job well done is really there anymore, when there are no jobs really hard to do. I have thought about the problem “is too much technology a bad thing?” for the past couple of months. While I personally love everything about our modern technological life, I worry about our future as a society. I worry that the English language will be irrevocably altered. I worry about our children being lazy, and their children being lazier. In my paper “Can Technology Consume Us?” my research will analyze these problems, and maybe you’ll be worried as well.
PROBLEM The main issue and subject of my research paper is the question “Can Technology Consume Us.” It will be an in-depth look at the effects technology has on all facets of our modern lives. Are we suffering as a species from lack of personal communication? Will technological advances in the future be ultimately helpful to the
BACKGROUND
One in three teens sends more than 100 text messages a day, or 3,000 texts a month. This might seem a bit excessive to you and I, but it is completely normal for the younger generation to communicate almost entirely in a digital manner. I find this to be both a fascinating and troubling figure. It amazes me that young people no longer seem to receive joy from time spent in face-to-face conversation with their friends, but rather seem to prefer the emotionless drivel of text-messaging. Where are the intricate subtleties the beautiful dance that is human communication once proffered? I personally revel in all the advances in technology that make our lives easier, from the minute, to the flabbergasting. Still, I sometimes wonder, is this a healthy way to live? We no longer have to really strive at anything. Day to day tasks are becoming easier, but I think we as a species are getting softer. Where is the drive to actually learn anything, when any knowledge you could possible need is readily available in seconds on our beloved internet? The appreciation of a hard job well done is really there anymore, when there are no jobs really hard to do. I have thought about the problem “is too much technology a bad thing?” for the past couple of months. While I personally love everything about our modern technological life, I worry about our future as a society. I worry that the English language will be irrevocably altered. I worry about our children being lazy, and their children being lazier. In my paper “Can Technology Consume Us?” my research will analyze these problems, and maybe you’ll be worried as well.
PROBLEM The main issue and subject of my research paper is the question “Can Technology Consume Us.” It will be an in-depth look at the effects technology has on all facets of our modern lives. Are we suffering as a species from lack of personal communication? Will technological advances in the future be ultimately helpful to the
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