Stop Googling Let's Talk Analysis

In the article, “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk.” by Sherry Turkle, she talks about how the impact of phones and how the use of technology affects our conversations and interactions with people. Turkle talks about how nowadays people divide their attention between multiple things, but the two main examples she uses are phones and conversations. By dividing their attention, people rarely dive into deep conversations with one another. They tend to have shallow conversations with people due to the fact that they are constantly checking their phones at every vibrate or ring, which, in shallow conversations allows them to go in and out of the conversation without missing any important details. Turkle states that, “the mere presence of a phone on a table between them (two people) or in the periphery of their vision changes both what they talk about and the degree of connection they feel.” Because technology takes up such a significant amount of time in our society today, it is important to recognize both the negative and positive effects that it can have on our everyday lives. Along with a lack of personal connection, there are also negative health effects to using phone devices often. David Volpi from
Kids should be encouraged to go out and play and interact with other kids in order to learn social skills and build friendships organically that will last a lifetime and are invaluable. I am grateful that I grew up spending all day outside playing games with my neighbors, and it would be a shame if sitting in your basement playing video games replaced that. However, I feel as though there needs to be a balance, and technology is something that is growing in our society and that can be used to our advantage when it comes to school and in addition to social interaction. We should not regard technology as only a negative concept, as Turkle does, when it provides many benefits to our society as