Do we control technology or does technology control us? Those are very good questions and
I can answer yes to both.
Yes, technology is everywhere and we all use it every day in one way or
another. When I think about the many
ways I use technology it sounds like technology controls me because I use it
from morning until night. I use it as an alarm, to check the weather, bluetooth
my phone calls to my car, online classes, and of course Facebook, Twitter, and
Pinterest as I’m rocking my youngest son to sleep. In today’s society it’s almost impossible not
to use technology. Will technology
eventually control us? I believe that
the answer to that question is also yes it will someday because as the
old-school generations are becoming outnumbered by the younger generation and
technology is all they know. And it’s
not their fault; it’s just the world that we live in today. This worries me because
many of the younger generation already has a hard time communicating
face-to-face and expressing emotions in ways other than text. It makes me
wonder what the technology world will be like when my children have children. The only way to make sure that we control
technology is to control our time that we spend with it.
Great points Sarah. Similar to the Turkle video we watch last week or so, I used to be one of the top advocates for technology. I loved everything techie. Now as I have gotten older and technology has expanded far beyond my wildest dreams I too have found the needs to pull in the reigns on it. I don't want my grandchildren to not be able to camp because there's no cell signal in the woods, or their parents never learned to start a fire themselves. It is a hard job to balance with children the uses of technology but also show them the beauty of nature and the wonders of the world around us. I never thought I'd be the person to say put the phone away and lets just spend time together, but I have said very similar statements numerous times this week alone. I too wonder what their futures will hold.
ReplyDeleteSarah, I, like you and Sonney, hope that technology does not get so out of hand that it controls every single thing we do. I like what Sonney said in his comment about his grandchildren not being able to camp because there is no phone signal. Even though I like technology and I enjoy being on social media, I never want to get to the point I can not live without it.
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