Negative Effects Of Technology And Addiction

From cell phones and CrackBerries to iPhones and laptops, technology has become such an integral part of our daily lives, we wouldn't know how to live without it.

Technology can be considered both beneficial and harmful to the people of the United States. It can help us connect with one other, find answers to mysterious questions, and entertain us in boring times. However, technology can also be addictive and interrupt our day to day lives. One of the biggest effects that technology has had one our country is the negative aspect.

Thousands of years have passed that we have lived with technology, and it has worked in our benefit in many circumstances. However, it has become an addiction,

Are we devoted to our alerts on our phone, yearning for an Instagram like, and completely obsessed with social media trends? We often don’t realize how many times a day we check our phone for any one of these things. Have we gotten so attached to our phones that they have become a part of us? I cant count how many times I have seen a bathroom selfie and a post of someone laying on their bed wishing others a goodnight. The rules of proper phone etiquette have shifted through out the years what was once considered rude and inconsiderate have now become social norms. According to a Mobile mindset study conducted by Security app lookout, 73 percent of people admit they would feel “panicked” while 14 percent would feel “desperate” if they were to lose their phones. What would happen if we chose to go without our phones, could we do it?

If I were to ask each of you if you were able to go an entire day without your mobile device, very few can say they`d be able to do so. In fact, in a recent TIME Magazine Mobility Poll, 84% out of 5000 people surveyed in 8 different countires, admitted that they couldn’t go a single day without their phones and a third of respondents admitted that being without their mobile device for even short periods of time leaves them feeling anxious. It is clear that whenever we`re waiting for those last five minutes before the bell rings to every class, our automatic impulse is to reach for our phone. Do you really need to check anything that important? The sad truth is that we have become far too dependent on our phones. The fear that we might miss the latest gossip, or the most recent updates on all of our social webesites seems more like an addiction than anything else. We`ve clouded our vision as to what is really important, and that is-quality human interaction.

In today society technology takes and facilitates a great portion of tedious task. Technology has been engraved into the daily task. Additionally, we have come across and known to be the digital generation. Technology expands too new horizons and serves at great magnitudes in different fields. For example, technology serves in the medical field, advertisement and many more. Although, there is many benefits of using technology there is a downside. Technology decreases our reasoning, motor, and shapes our way of thinking negatively.

When people think of addictions, usually, drugs and chemical substances come to mind. A frequent trend observed in today’s age is not being able to go anywhere without one’s digital device and being addicted to that device, especially one’s cell phone. Adopting a cell phone separation anxiety, is a type of behavioral addiction that is seen more and more today. On average, people are spending about three hours on their phones each day. Alter states, “‘Behavioral addictions are really widespread now...risen with the adoption of newer more addictive social networking platforms, tablets and smartphones’” (Dreifus). As new technologies that cater to people’s wants increase, addiction to these technologies will increase as well. People become so attached to their phones that they will perhaps get distracted from their current situation. In the article “Hooked On Our Smartphones”, the author Jane E. Brody talked about how sometimes commuters or drivers put themselves in a dangerous position when they pay more attention to their phone instead of what surrounds them. The almost

The evolution of technology has changed society in both positive and negative ways. People all over the world use and benefit from modern technology. Technology has simplified the access to many tools people need in education, medicine, communication, transportation, etc. However, using it too often has its drawbacks as well. In most cases, the time of finishing projects is cut by more than half with the help of technology. Many people do not realize that technology has its negative affects society as well, and its rapid advances has changed life for worse in a number of different ways.

Technology surrounds us. Like water in the ocean, people are swimming in technology each and every day. From the radio playing a favorite song to a text received about the results of a game, people use technology constantly. However, there is a point at which people are overtaken by technology; when the wave engulfs us and there is no way out. People are becoming more and more dependent on technology. Ever since technology began heavily integrating itself into society, many major uses have developed, but at a cost that brings on dangerous side effects, both mental and physical, as shown by the potential Y2K bug, that will continue unless active measures are sought out by those so dependent on technology.

The positive impact that technology has on the world is remarkable. It has affected an abundant amount of things. Technology has also affected a quantity of people’s lives. It is used in almost everything. Some of the biggest parts of our life are being taken over by technology. This can of course affect humans positively and negatively. Over time, the use of technology only increases. Without technology, the world would not be where it is today. The technology used in the world today is beneficial to the education of students, in the medical field, and in the area of transportation.

Our world has undergone two stages of technical revolution which made our community develop rapidly. Entering the third millennium, we’re living in a modern society which is significant development in ICT. Technology has become an essential factor that has created a great revolution on all aspects of our lives such as education, medical, economy, politics, etc.…and connects us together. Technology has made our lives easier which results in the changing of other sides in our society. The technology plays an important role which is clearly shown in the achievements of many countries in the world. However, technology also consist drawbacks and has negatively effects on all fields in our society which people do not realize.

Technology has been evolving and changing for decades. Today’s technology has a vast amount of benefits. Or does it? While technology can make life easier and more enjoyable, it comes with many disadvantages. Technology causes people to think differently than in the past, be lazy, have less self-control and not be as social. While technology can be useful, the disadvantages of technology outweigh the benefits and affects today’s society negatively.

Education, work and leisure are all progressively becoming dependent on being able to interact with technology. In society today, technology is appreciated and considered to be a valuable addition to civilization. It affects the

Technology has changed people mind and their daily life. Recently, people started to addict to the Internet as well as the Internet interrupts people from the other thing like job. Since technology has been developed dramatically, it affects our mind and in society. Technology now is an inevitable and normal part of human's society and life. From waking up to preparing breakfast and dinner, people almost depend on technology. It helps in day-to-day activities. However, sometimes, technology made people concentrate less on the work. While technology has affected our mind negatively, it has improved the society in various ways: better productivity, education, and relationship.

Technology plays a pivotal role in the lives of billions of people every single day. Usually, the first thing that a person looks at when they wake up is their cell phone, which most have already used as their alarm clock. Every day we see the use of technology becoming more and more predominant in society. It is used as the backbone of how society functions; communication, information, and entertainment. There can be no denying the usefulness that technology has brought to the lives of people, but too much a good thing can be bad. The use of technology has brought about a dependency that has hindered people from thriving at a full capacity because technology is there to do it for them.