Internet Addiction : Is It Just Bored Or Hiding From The Reality?

We rely on technology for everything in our lives today. It is hard for us to be more than ten steps away from our phone. Dependence on technology is even evident in Fahrenheit 451. In the novel, the TV is everything to some people. It becomes their friend their family and even their life. They even have technology that butters their toast and medical procedures. We use technology everyday whether it is our phone, laptop, or ipod. We use them every single day all day long. If something was not to work for a single day our society would crash with the absence of technology.

People rely on technology to survive in today’s society. People feel like they have to always be on their phones to be accepted, but they are missing life as it passes right in front of them. For example, I tend to get annoyed when I try to have conversations with my little sister and she sits on her phone not talking or paying attention. I have to take her phone to get her to look me in the eye and talk about things. People in today’s society lack socializing skills and that is all thanks to technology.

As humans, we detect that we are unable to function without the use of our technology. Does this excessive usability of technology affect how we analyze and operate daily? Nora Volkow, the director of National on Drug Abuse, states “The technology is rewiring our brains” (Ritchel 2). Individuals have demonstrated how this has become a valid statement in society today. In Ritchel’s article “Attached to Technology and Paying the Price” Mr. Campbell, an active technology user on and off the job, suffers from being incapable of detaching himself from his technology. Mr. Campbell falls asleep every night with his cell phone on his chest and initially rises in the morning to flee to the Internet. His lack of disengaging himself with his technology not only affects himself, but his family as well. His wife states that “I would love for him to unplug, to be totally engaged” (Ritchel 3). As shown in the lifestyle of Mr. Campbell and his family, technology has not only dominated his life but his families as

It is a great way to stay communicated with the world around you but has also created harm making it unhealthy to society. An example that it is unhealthy to our society, the film called Nosedive from Black Mirror on Netflix, a story by Charlie Brooker, it is about a woman who is desperate to boost up her social media score that she is so engaged to her technology. She doesn’t see much of her surroundings or pretends to be living in the perfect life for this being an example of isolation. She is addicted and looking for acceptance through her technology for according to Seife, “Instead of exposing us to the differences, the Internet actually encourages conformism and intolerance.”(289). Seife’s statement makes sense to the film Nosedive because the women is following traditional standards of conduct how her society is on their technology as she’s following her own beliefs. The film shows their own society having to fit in with technology through mobile devices, everyone shares their daily activities and rates their interactions with others on a one-to-five star scale, and where one's current average rating can be seen by others and has significant influence on their societal status. This film reflects and gives the idea on how our own society

Following suit with the chapter I neither agree nor do I disagree with the extremes of the topic at hand. To say that technology holds no value and only presents problems for those who use it, is being close minded to the potential value that technology holds for us. On the other hand, saying that the use of the technology holds no back lash or consequence is acting in a naive manor towards the situation. There are faults with both but there is also a lot of truth to both. In my experience the use of technology in too high of a quantity can often lead to self absorption and disconnect throughout a society. In the article, "Small Change" by Malcolm Gladwell, he states that "The platforms of social media are built around weak ties. Twitter is

Our society has evolved very much over time. The technology, has impacted it greatly. With technology in our lives, we find ourselves ‘glued’ to our electronics. Now, the question is, what does social media provide us? In Wu’s article, he states, “The devices we use change the way we live much faster than any contest among genes.” Meaning, we rely on these devices to make us happy, and resort to them when we are bored. Similarly, in Castells article, he says, “Media often report that intense use of the Internet increases the risk of isolation, alienation, and withdrawal from society.” However, the article also says that social media has actually “increased sociability, civic engagement, and the intensity of family and friendship relationships, in all cultures.” Answering the question, we actually get something out of using social media. We are allowed to communicate with

However, like genetics, it also has many negatives. Technology does improve the world’s ability to communicate quickly and easily, but it also separates people socially. Social media and smartphones for example, have dramatically reduced human interaction. Everyone would rather communicate online than in the real world. According to Pew Research Center, “Roughly two-thirds of U.S. adults (68%) now report that they are Facebook users, and roughly three-quarters of those users access Facebook on a daily basis” (Smith and Anderson 1). This a huge portion the the American population that is using Facebook alone. There are many other social media platforms such as Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest that attract even more users. The more people use these services, the less they interact with others in person. Aldous Huxley once said, “Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards” (Huxley 1). Before the technology that exists today, people were unable to communicate with others that weren’t in their area. Now, people tend to communicate with those around them less. As technology continues to improve, this situation will only become worse. Preventative action must be taken to prevent this from destroying human

Some do not want to be overly concerned with technology or social media and there are those who cannot live without them being glued to their phones embracing that glow of screens. Courtesy of Dave Parrack’s article The Positive Impact of Social Networking Sites on Society, goes on to discuss that it is a good notion that we stay connected to our world to maintain or make new friends is easier now with phones/social networks. How some see the oversharing of personal life is daunting there are those who see it is a way to relate to others, vent out what’s going on, to share and be apart of something bigger. Parrack’s approach is that there are some bad points in social media and technology, but there are also good aspects of it that to some balance it all out he goes on to remark, “It’s clear to see what some people would conceive as negative can be also positives.” (Dave Parrack’s article The Positive Impact of Social Networking Sites on Society).

While some media news and reports seem to be truthful in their effort to inform and educate the public regarding internet addiction, it is not surprising to see bad science and misinterpretation presented in others on the same issue. The media coverage of internet addiction is damaging and blowing the issue out of context. The widespread internet concern is reinforced and underpinned by media reporting about internet addiction and young people, characteristically stressing its destructive consequence on the physical and mental health of users. This creates an immediate call for public and social attention. The media are replete with anecdote of internet victims, although they fall short of dependable

In this movie things like cyberbullying, backlash, worldwide connectivity, invasion of privacy and common interest take place. The events that related to these terms were explicit photos were taken to be on the internet, users blocking others on Facebook, Cyberbullying in video games, tracking ones movements and constant supervision of phone and computer and affairs and infidelity in marriages. The unfortunate outcomes of some of these means of social media were suicide attempt and miscarriages and heart breaks. This movie is relatable in many ways, even though people may not be going through the same events there are similar and even more complex. In the article “We have no right to be forgotten online” Tessa Mayes explains that there is a new law being introduced to take off wild events and posts from their past posted on the internet. Although it sounds unrealistic to some many are open to the idea, which protects personal information and images from being used by others. In the article “What goes on the internet stays on the internet” Author Nichelle Hue argues that the youth are more vulnerable to destroying their image on social media by posting pictures as far back in elementary school and downloading songs and movies illegally. Once this is noted there this type of record stays with you. Both articles explain the disadvantages of abusing social media which can cost job opportunities and a negative impression

Additionally, when people get addicted to technology, they start to become anti-social and everything that happens in their lives, they tend to keep to themselves. Now people are psychologically unstable to perform everyday tasks because many are introverted in the world. Uncommunicative people are most of the time withdrawn from others, which causes many issues. According to the article “Internet Addiction and Antisocial Internet Behavior of Adolescents” the author states,

Technology , as defined by the dictionary is the practical application of knowledge especially in a particular area. However, generations of today misunderstood the essence of the existence of technology. Technology may have or may not have benefits to mankind for some reasons. For specification, computers are products of technology vut can’t you observe how computers are being used now? Some used it for industrial and work related jobs others used it for personal gains and others used it for sports – sports that may have an impact on their health. To name, generations of today used computers for playing online games that may have an impact on their health, studies, personal hygiene and social life. Their reasons may used to addictions that are obviously seen today. Computer a programmable electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the

Teenagers are easily addicted to things which are attractive, entertaining and social. Nowadays a lot of teenagers have their own phone and laptop which is convenient to keep contact with friends and family, but they use it to play video game most frequently and there are lots of violent video game affect adolescences have bad habits, the main reason is they get addicted on the internet. Huge negative effects appear if teenagers get addicted on the internet, including can not live without cellphone, internet addiction disorder and there are negative effects of internet violent game.

We are in the century where everything is controlled by technology. Everywhere we turn something is touch screen, high tech or smart technology. So how does all this technology impact the social benefits of those around us? For everything we participate in that has a social tie to it, we get requests to add that particular organization on Facebook and follow them on twitter. Now according to The Social Media Revolution, “many claim that social media platforms like Facebook rarely spawns deep conversations and often seem to dwell on inanities” (may, 2012) Facebook is one of the main media driven technology that gets

Children usually like to imitate what they see, so the Internet as medium can bring about violence to children as same as movies and television programs. It can be seen that Internet games can be a cause of violence because these games could invite players to engage with the action, disengage the critical faculties and take pleasure in the substitute experiences of gratuitous violence. According to Olivier (2000), Internet games send the following false messages to the players. The computer industry becomes more sophisticated in its productions. It can do the games more realistic version of events. Gaming texts therefore promote the idea of full sensory embodiment.