Why Is Technology Responsible For The Failure Of Human Interaction?

echnology has easily became the primary reason for the downfall of human interaction. Technology consumes time, as to where it takes time to build social skill. In today's society almost everyone has some type of fancy gadget whether it be a phone or even a gadget which performs similar tasks to a cell phone. As humans we expect so much more from technology than we do from each other. However, as a whole in society we fail to realize that technology has created many issues. People are so focused on the pros of technology such as the social apps, news apps, entertainment apps and steered attention away from the cons technology has produced. If one takes a look around them in public almost everyone surrounding them is engaged in their technology
Because of technology becoming quite advanced at a rapid rate, there has been a vast variety of apps on the app stores for people to engage in social interactions, such as via twitter, snap chat, face book, instagram, as well as tumbler. People feel as if being a part of social networking they do not need to establish and maintain relationships with people in person. We depend so much on technology to where we freeze when it is time to interact with someone face to face without the help of a technology based app or website. Although people see all the pros and advances from technology, they look past the cons of technology that hinder people's ability to maintain an actual relationship with different people outside of technology. Majority of the people we are friends with today we have met through a social network, not only is this where we primarily meet, but this is how we socialize with each other. If technology was not so advanced and did not have numerous tools for socializing our friend list would be half of what it is now. According to "Me and My 400 friends; The Anatomy of College Students' Facebook Networks Their Communication Patterns and Well Beings", describes 'socializing" as the ability to talk to someone and friend them on social networks" (Mango). Being said, we focus our relationships with others through technology. According to the previously mentioned article, statistics show the idea behind technology is to create relationships with people without experiencing the hardest part the skill of being social (Mango). Technology has given us pathways to steer towards certain directions, however the effects technology has are not always the