Only recently did I notice how addicted I was to technology. In a way, most of us are. We all have phones or computers or video games. I myself only noticed that I use way too much technology during the survey we did for Andy’s class. It adds up to a huge waste of time, we could all be doing something better. I feel that computers don’t necessarily make you smarter. We depend on it too much and when we can’t use technology, we are kind of stumped. Just the other day I had lost my phone and all I realized how much I use it each day. Without it, I felt empty like I had been missing something REALLY important when I really wasn’t. I didn’t NEED my phone, but I was still dependant on it for communication, to check the time and to text. I think it's a bad thing to have too much technology in your life. You should always live life in moderation or else you will become addicted to something.
Yasmin,
ReplyDeleteI liked how short and sweet your post was, it got straight to the point. We definetly have become addicted to technology and way too dependent on it to get us through our days. I feel like instead of wasting our time like you mentioned we could be doing things that actually help stimulate our minds and bodies. For example we could be doing less digital stuff and more athletic stuff or we could read more. I feel like you could definetley elaborate more on our dependence on technology. Why does it matter so much to us? You made me think about the amount of time I spend wasting on technology everyday.
Thanks for that.
Hey Yasmin,
ReplyDeleteThe first thing that I noticed when reading you post was the fact that you kept it short but still were able to explain and illustrate the ideas that you had on the topic. I really got more of a brain trigger/connection out of reading your blog, rather than reading someone's that were longer but didn't have many significant ideas.
Your personal example of losing your cell phone allowed me to see the reaction
and feelings of others when something like that happens...because it has
happened to me before! " Without it, I felt empty like I had been missing something REALLY important when I really wasn’t." This sentence perfectly explains the feeling of how individuals feel when not having their cell phone, and shows how dependent we are on things that we use as networking tools and
personal fulfillment. I believe that by you choosing that example and explaining
it the way you did, it gave people a better idea of how much technology means to
people..it shows the impact has to be huge if someone can feel "empty" just because they don't have their cell phone. I'm actually glad someone else felt this way, because after telling a friend that I felt empty without my cell phone...she thought I was crazy! LOL. Finally someone to connect 2!
One idea that I have is that maybe by expanding your ideas more than you did can
serve as a way for people to see deeper into your ideas, and see beyond the ideas that you already express. You can maybe do things such as speak about different aspects of the topic, positive/negative views etc. Also by starting
off your sentences with a stronger view point (basically stating your idea in the beginning of the sentence and then going onto explaining it) can be very
helpful.
Thanks for your contribution to this topic and I hope to read more great ideas
from you. See ya in class.
Yazmin i enjoyed the simplistic yet depth of your blog.I think you brought up some very intresting ideas, like when you stated "You should always live life in moderation or else you will become addicted to something." I think this is a very true theory not only for the digital world but for everyday life. It seems that in our new generation, we have no idea about moderation maybe thats why it seems we overdo the entire digital stuff ?, Ones again i just want say your first blog really made me think on a deeper level and i hope next time you write alittle more cause you obvisouly have such great thoughts to give.Peace.
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