Social Destruction
Cruz De La Torre
Anatomy & Physiology, Per. 2
November 13, 2014
Social Destruction The general argument made by Abigail Jones in her work is that technology and the internet have become such a great part of people’s everyday life that it is extremely hard to disconnect or put the screen away. More specifically, she writes “After five screen-free days at camp, the students showed significant improvements in recognizing both facial emotions as well as non-verbal emotion cues.” In this passage, Jones is suggesting that after a couple of days without electronic devices, sixth grade students were better capable to distinguish facial expressions and non-verbal emotions than when they were connected to their electronic devices. This shows that technology has become such a big distraction in children’s lives that it has become difficult for them to do simple things that should be human nature like sensing vibes and feelings. She also says, “…those who can successfully decipher emotional cues have a better chance of developing strong friendships.” By this, she infers that people who can easily recognize people’s emotions tend to be the most trustworthy of all, being that trustworthiness is a key factor in a friendship. In my view, Jones is completely accurate because seeing what society has become with all these new technological inventions, no one truly takes the time to enjoy one another because they’re too busy looking at something on their smartphones. For example, if you go to a restaurant, and just “people-watch,” you will realize that most people are texting, surfing the web, or taking pictures of their food or themselves on their smartphones. You might see a couple on a date, or a group of friends having dinner together, but most of the time, people aren’t conversing, and if they are, they are “multitasking” and are using their phones at the same time. I personally enjoy “people-watching” because I think people are so eccentric and so beautiful to my eyes. When
Anatomy & Physiology, Per. 2
November 13, 2014
Social Destruction The general argument made by Abigail Jones in her work is that technology and the internet have become such a great part of people’s everyday life that it is extremely hard to disconnect or put the screen away. More specifically, she writes “After five screen-free days at camp, the students showed significant improvements in recognizing both facial emotions as well as non-verbal emotion cues.” In this passage, Jones is suggesting that after a couple of days without electronic devices, sixth grade students were better capable to distinguish facial expressions and non-verbal emotions than when they were connected to their electronic devices. This shows that technology has become such a big distraction in children’s lives that it has become difficult for them to do simple things that should be human nature like sensing vibes and feelings. She also says, “…those who can successfully decipher emotional cues have a better chance of developing strong friendships.” By this, she infers that people who can easily recognize people’s emotions tend to be the most trustworthy of all, being that trustworthiness is a key factor in a friendship. In my view, Jones is completely accurate because seeing what society has become with all these new technological inventions, no one truly takes the time to enjoy one another because they’re too busy looking at something on their smartphones. For example, if you go to a restaurant, and just “people-watch,” you will realize that most people are texting, surfing the web, or taking pictures of their food or themselves on their smartphones. You might see a couple on a date, or a group of friends having dinner together, but most of the time, people aren’t conversing, and if they are, they are “multitasking” and are using their phones at the same time. I personally enjoy “people-watching” because I think people are so eccentric and so beautiful to my eyes. When