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Technology is becoming detrimental to our abilities to communicate, and empathize with each other. In these days Individuals rarely have a reason to communicate with one another face to face, because they usually communicate over texts or emails. This is a problem because the younger generations lack the empathy that you can only gain through conversation with others. A lack of empathy will eventually erode a person’s feelings of connection with society and they will become a self-made outcast, disconnected from society because people are too difficult to empathize with. This Paper will attempt to counteract the detrimental effects of technology on society.

In our culture today we see the progression of how technology has affected our social makeup. In “Is Google Making us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr, the writer makes clear that our current use of technology has diminished our ability to think critically. While one could agree with Carr’s point, there is also an issue that has a greater level of concern. Our ability to think critically about the information we gather is only a resultant consequence of the population’s new-found focus on technology rather than relating intentionally. Why is it that our current social constructs are made up almost entirely of technology? What happened to the time when humans interacted outside of their obsession to seek comfort from what lacks any empathy (their phones), rather than real humans?

Stephen Johnson in the article “Social Connections” argues that “technology is dividing us as much as uniting us.” Johnson supports his argument by explaining that technology helps us block out people due to the use of technology. He even states, “We wear white earbuds that announce to the world: whatever you’ve got to say, I can’t hear it”.The author’s purpose is to point out to the reader that technology has pretty much taken over our means of communication. The author writes in a formal tone for critics of the communication technology, and educate the public on the effects that technology plays in our social

Technology is changing who we are. This sentence will likely resonate with most people who feel it to be true. A remarkable American novelist, Jonathan Safran Foer, also the author of this article, wrote “How not to be alone” published on June 8th, 2013 in the New York Times. He conveys the idea that technology has created distance among people. In this wonderful editorial, Foer begins with pathos, then he uses logos to point out the fact that people are obsessed with cyberspace, he tries to build credibility by adding ethos, and he applies hyperbole and pathos again as well.

Most people when asked “what is the benefits of technology?” would say without hesitation “it connects people closer together”. In reality, most of us are more disconnected than ever and don’t even know it. The ease in which we are able to reach each other has inadvertently gotten us away from the interactions that once put us closer together. My artifact 1 focuses on these issues of technology, and how technology makes us more disconnected than ever before.

We live in a time where technology is constantly advancing, and the media is in every aspect of the typical American’s life. Our parents lived during a time without cell phones or televisions in their homes, their connection to the media was through books, magazines, newspapers, and the radio. As a twenty year old in 2016, I've always had a television, computer, and cell phone in my home, so my connection to the media was though what was on television, movies, video games, music, and many different things on the internet. Growing up I spent a lot of time playing outside and technology wasn’t something that had to be limited because it wasn’t a problem until I was a teenager. Now days it’s rare to come across a child who doesn’t have their own iPad, old smartphone, or a cell phone that is in service. Have you ever thought about how the media influences you, what you watch on television, the music you listen to, your views on certain subjects, when you have a question about something you look it up on the internet; then think about why you lean more

When people are too into their phones they forget about the people that are actually around them. In “The Pedestrian” Mr. Mead explains a futuristic world where people do not go outside or do much of anything that does not involve a screen. The story makes the statement, “... deciding which way to go, but it really made no difference; he was alone in this world of A.D. 2053, or as good as alone.” This shows that by being too “plugged-in” people lose touch with what being human really means. Even though most people use technology as a way to stay in touch with people who they normally would not talk to in real life the conversation lacks what an in person conversation would contain. Some of these are the empathy that is not all the way there when sent through technology also, context is shortened and not as in depth than if it was in person. Right before Sherry Turkle’s TED talk in 2012 she got a typical text from her daughter saying “Mom, you will rock.” Sherry explained that getting this text was “like getting a hug” but even though this was a good message in her eyes people should acknowledge that no matter how much a text could touch someone being there in person to deliver the message yourself will always be better. These are the reasons humans should watch how much time is spent on technology instead of time with the people around

The author uses reliable sources that proves what she is saying is true that with the rising use of technology throughout the years more people are willing to use their technology instead of having a conversation with another. “In 2010, a team at the University of Michigan led by the psychologist Sara Konrath put together the findings of 72 studies conducted over a 30-year period and found a 40 percent decline in the markers for empathy (measured as the ability to recognize and identify the feelings of others) among college students.” (Turkle 31). Turkle utilizes important information which is still current and supports her idea that the decline in empathy was during the 2000 which is connected to digital connections. Especially, with decline

Steven Pinker in “Mind Over Mass Media” tries to demonstrate the benefits of having technology, and refutes other beliefs that believe technology to be harmful. Explaining how for centuries, new forms of media have always caused a stir, and those concerns are usually proven wrong. While admitting that people should practice self-control while using this new technology, the author encourages these newfound connections, stating that technology “...is the only thing keeping us smart. ”

As the rise of technology has increased, more and more people are becoming detached from their everyday lives. Technology has allowed us to connect with one another using little to no effort at all. With robots, machines, and devices improving drastically almost every day, we find ourselves more alone, as we choose to have more social interactions through our devices. A phycologist, researcher, and professor by the name of Sherry Turkle explains how the effects of technology have a devastating toll on our social interactions. In the article “Alone Together”, Turkle interviews many people of different ages, sexes, and social standing to provide information on how technology really is distracting us, rather than engaging us with the world.

“We believe that life happens outwardly, a series of events that happen, but our life actually happened inwardly through our thoughts, feelings and emotions (10). When we are using digital media all our thoughts are moving outwards and we don’t internalize our thoughts or think deeply. The idea of how we do not stop and truly understand thoughts, feelings, emotions, and ourselves is presented in this novel. Powers also states that “The more connect the more our thoughts lead outward,” (50). Therefor disconnecting is beneficial to our emotional and spiritual well- being. I also believe that this topic can be related to discussions where we spoke about the importance of our society reflecting on how new technologies impact society and ourselves.

In her TED Talk presentation, “Connected but alone?” speaker Sherry Turkle talks to her audience about the issues behind technology in our daily lives. In her presentation, Turkle brings together a few personal stories that support her reasoning behind certain ideologies. After years and years of studies, Turkle has found that our small handheld devices such as phones, tablets and laptops have had a major impact on the way we socialize with others. Technology has advanced and with that humankind must adapt to the changes that these technological advances bring.

Furthermore, camera phones were allowing one to see that person in mere seconds. High-speed internet engulfed lives with the art of instant messaging, and it also allowed countless types of information to be obtained in a glimpse. I thought of the stories that I would one day be telling my children and grandchildren. The fact that they would be nothing but that of high-tech machinery or computer related experiences put a feeling of distress inside my heart. Technology, as great as it was, had been deleting many of society's old, precious ways.

“Are you even listening?”, “You’re not even paying attention!”, “It’s like you’re married to your phone!” If I had a dime for every time my parents have uttered these phrases to me, I’d be a millionaire. Yet, how could they not? Especially when it comes to today’s society. Technology might just be the biggest obstacle in human relationships. Using sources I found in literature and the database, I was able to compare and contrast human relationships before and after new technology was invented, use cause effect to explain the effects that technology has on teenagers like me, and analyze human relationships that have been affected by different media outlets. Let’s see if I can write this essay without getting distracted by my technological devices.

Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sherry Turkle, in her New York Times article “The Flight from Conversation”, identifies society’s declining ability to connect with each other on a person-to-person basis. Turkle’s purpose is to highlight the importance of human interaction with the absence of technology. She supports her argument concerning technology’s negative implications on people’s interactions amongst each other by the following: her constant inclusion of the reader by repeating ‘we’ and ‘our’ to establish a relationship, her credibility and experience as a researcher and professor at the prestigious MIT, and finally her ability to shine a spotlight on the