Do we depend on Technology too much?

Why we Depend On Technology Too Much

Imagine one morning you wake up to find yourself on an island with no technology of any kind. We depend on technology too much. Students are using their phones for simple math problems. We use the computer for typing notes instead of using paper. People even drive to the mailbox instead of walking. We depend on technology too much.

Technology has become a needed accessory in our everyday lives, so much that we humans depend on it too much.If the internet is down we call it a day. You can’t send an email to a colleague or classmate, or finish your essay. People worry if our phones have enough battery to record the video that we miss out on the actual thing happening in front of us.It may seem that I am exaggerating, but I am not. People use social media to text someone who is across the room.

There are people who think that technology like robots would turn evil and take over the world. Not only are we not stopping this, but we are encouraging it. People use social media to text someone who is across the room. \People waste so much money and pollute the air by using ac or the fan instead of opening a window to let a cool, fresh breeze in. People also pollute the air by using cars to drive instead of walking. According to New York Times literally everything around us either technology,discovered because of technology, or invented from using technology. Yes, technology is one of the reasons the air is getting polluted. Why oil spilled over the gulf of Mexico.

People spend hundreds of dollars on technology alone. According to Washington Post children under 13 spend 5-8 hours a day using technology like phones and computers.Teens spend around ⅓ of their day on technology. Adults spend ¼ to 2/4 of their day on technology.Technology is a huge part of our lives and most people can’t live without it. This is a habit we need to change.

People use their phones for almost every task they do.

Ordering food from there phone. Using Google Maps to find the closest restaurant instead of looking at the sign or paper map next to them. Albert Einstein once stated “I fear the day when the technology overlaps with our humanity. The world will only have a generation of idiots.”

People are being lazy. They take advantage of all this technology. We are just being targets for stores that sell phones, tablets, ipods ,ipads, etc. Even Albert Einstein knew technology would become so depended on and he lived during the 1800s and 1900s. When we are asked a question that requires thinking we go to our phones and search up, in a matter of seconds we have the answer. Next time you're asked that question and you don’t have any electronics you have no answer. Without technology some people are a mess. People have all their contacts on their phones and when they have to call somebody on another phone they don’t know the number. Technology is great, but should we trust and depend on it that much?

Some people may argue that the internet lets us saves time because it is much easier to look up the answer to a question or use information to help solve a problem.

Instead of focusing on trying to figure out the answer to whatever question we may have, we immediately go to the internet and type whatever it is that we are looking for into the search engine, and in a matter of seconds, we have the answer to our question. By doing this we lose our ability to focus for an extensive amount of time to retrieve information from an article or book. We rely on Google so much that our brain has changed its way of thinking.

In conclusion, I believe we depend on technology too much and I hope you believe that as well after reading this article.

Technology is a great thing, but enough means enough. You can do lots of things without technology, like walking with your friends. Exploring new places without the blings of you phone.I’m not saying technology isn’t great, it is, but technology can’t be the only thing that's there.

People have different opinions, That makes us unique, but I hope I changed a little bit of your mind after you read this article.