In the article “Connectivity and Its Discontents” by Sherry Turkle, I agree that our sturdy reliance on technology has gone overboard by its ability to rapidly obliterate our interpersonal relationships while at the same time devour time out of our lives. Online connections were first used to help the over scheduled and oversuited lifestyles in our society. Today, online connection is the preferred method of communication. An example of this can be seen when a crowd of people are in a room together on their technological devices, they are together physically but not mentally. That is because we sacrifice conversation for virtual connection.
Nowadays phone calls, text messages, emails, and social media make up one fourth of our day. Admittingly, …show more content…
When I read a text message, email or comment I never know how to read it in any other way than my own. For example, my boyfriend and I get in a lot of arguments when we're texting because we are misunderstanding and misreading the text messages. In addition, when I’m arguing or in a bad state with my boyfriend, I can’t get anything done. So I stay on social media or at least on my phone to be ready to read his next text message. Therefore technology is toxic to many of my interpersonal relationships and mood because it has a negative ripple …show more content…
Imagine being able to attend a UC school with all these activities and posters around you that include some of your interests and hobbies. However you fail to notice them because of the colored pixelated screen you’re eyes are so glued onto while walking through campus. As a result, you missed the karaoke night poster, in other words, an opportunity to make your first group of friends on campus. What society doesn’t understand is that the gift, life, could be so adventurous and thrilling without the manmade screen in front of our face. Therefore allowing technology to have even one minute of our day leads to an opportunity missed or adventure thrown away in the real
Nowadays phone calls, text messages, emails, and social media make up one fourth of our day. Admittingly, …show more content…
When I read a text message, email or comment I never know how to read it in any other way than my own. For example, my boyfriend and I get in a lot of arguments when we're texting because we are misunderstanding and misreading the text messages. In addition, when I’m arguing or in a bad state with my boyfriend, I can’t get anything done. So I stay on social media or at least on my phone to be ready to read his next text message. Therefore technology is toxic to many of my interpersonal relationships and mood because it has a negative ripple …show more content…
Imagine being able to attend a UC school with all these activities and posters around you that include some of your interests and hobbies. However you fail to notice them because of the colored pixelated screen you’re eyes are so glued onto while walking through campus. As a result, you missed the karaoke night poster, in other words, an opportunity to make your first group of friends on campus. What society doesn’t understand is that the gift, life, could be so adventurous and thrilling without the manmade screen in front of our face. Therefore allowing technology to have even one minute of our day leads to an opportunity missed or adventure thrown away in the real