Is Technology A Powerful Tool? Today 's Society?

Cell phones and technology are wonderful tools for us to communicate and to grow as society but even though there are many benefits of using cell phones in the various social environments, there is also the greater disadvantage of the usage of the devices. The effects of being rude to one another, “light” unimportant conversations, and weak relationships between peers or family members. In today's world people are way too connected electronically and disconnected emotionally. As there is a lot of controversy to if cell phones are running society's social lives or not, research has shown that they are in fact hurting and affecting how people are interacting and communicating with one another. Between the lack of empathy and the lack of face to face conversations, cellular devices “smart phones” are the major reasons society is seeing a negative effect in people’s social life

Images can project very powerful points across without using words. In this picture, four young adults who appear to be in their early 20’s standing alongside each other in the foreground. Each of them has a cell phone in their hand, peering straight at their phone. The background of this image is an older cemented light brown rock wall in which these young adults lean against. There is no interaction between these four people in the image. These phones may have increased online social interaction, nonetheless also becoming a distraction. They have greatly diminished person-to-person communication, consequently causing the younger generation to put up a social wall which could inadvertently hurts their social skills.

Cell phones are affecting the lives of people in a negative way. People have begun to rely solely on the technology that has been created rather than picking up a book or finding answers the old-fashioned way. A major issue that has occurred because of cell phones is the lack of social skills in most nearly all individuals. Cell phones have greatly shaped society and destroyed face to face social skills. People pick up their phones and send a text rather than going to speak to a person. “According to an article in the Huffington Post, children do not know how to handle face-to-face conflict because so much of their interactions occur through some sort of technology…. Cell phones are now preventing these social skills from being taught because children are too caught up in technology than the real world.”(Hyman) When growing up, most children are taught how to make friends, but now children are growing up with the access to technology which has a great impact in shaping the social skills of children. “Young adults also use text messaging as their primary method of contacting friends – over 80 percent report texting as their preferred method.”(Voegeli). Young adults and even older adults have developed an addiction to their cell phone. Cell phones do make it easier to contact people, but they make social skills in individuals dissipate. People are attached to their phones like it is a part of their body. Technology like the cell phone has taken a toll on everyday life events. People cannot even sit in a room with their family without being on their phones. In most cases, they would rather text one another instead of having a conversation. Society needs to

Technology abolishes human interaction with one another. Human interaction becomes less frequent as technology advances. Many people have access to technology. For instance, walk into a diner, or a fast food restaurant, and then discover a group of people at a table all on their electronic devices. People need to be more aware of how technology is affecting the relationships among people. People are going to lose their friendships because they failed to separate their cyber life from their social life.Melissa Nilles describes her experience as a nightmare that was actually reality. In the “nightmare,” she lost many opportunities because of being attached to her cellular device.

The use of technology has taken a toll for the worse. Humans have excluded social interaction due to the bingeing on technology. It is important to decrease the use of technology, for it is hurting humans communicate and it distracts people from real life problems.

Technology has advanced a lot over the years and changed society from the way we communicate and the way we view things. Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat are used everyday to keep in touch with one another. Technology helps communication become easier and faster, but people are socializing less in person because they have their phones with them and things that you don’t want to be on the internet can end up on the internet.

According to Keith Hampton, “Since 1985 people have become more socially isolated.” This isolation is due to the dramatic increase of electronic communication including the popular smart phone. What most people do not realize is that technology affects not only their community but themselves as well. When people think about a community they usually think of the area which surrounds their home; but not only is a community a particular surrounding area, but it is also when people who share a common interest or a goal can come together and rely on one another. Many researchers claim that this new technology has had a dramatic impact on many American’s lives along with their communities. Due to the advances in technology, it has become easier

Technology has increased its role within society gradually over time. Through social media, apps, and devices, we perceive technology to make lives more accessible and easier to the modern crowd. Integration into schools and such almost seems as though we take it for granted, however few seem to realize the negative impacts Technology provides for society. Although helpful, Technology may provide negative effects behaviorally and health-wise, and therefore should be separated from our daily lives.

The rapid advancement of machinery has inadvertently impacted the social lives of Americans. Americans have grown to rely on technology on a daily basis. Due to the large amount of time exposed to technology, interpersonal communications have been harmed. “Social engagement and talking to one another is minimal compared to how often people check Instagram and Snapchat on their phones”

Although technology has brought us different kinds of inventions which improve the efficiency and productivity of our work, the quality of our living standard is also lowered by the technology that we use every day. Several studies have proven that technology affects different aspects of our lives such as education, relationship, and health as people over rely on the technology. According to the semi-annual US wireless industry survey, there are 355.4 million wireless subscriber connections which include electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops in December 2014. Most of the families own computers, smartphones, cars, and televisions because these devices can make their lives easier. People are no longer talking to each other

Technology has conquered our world! Everywhere you look people are on their cell phones, iPad’s, laptops, or other peripheral device. It has gotten to the point to where people will line up for days in the cold, rain, or other various weather conditions, simply because they want to be the first ones to get the latest release of an iPhone, instead of spending time with friends and family. We live in a culture today that revolves around technology: where it is as simple to get a date for the night as swiping right or left, and your “friends” consist of people on your Facebook timeline that oftentimes you seldom know. The culture of today is almost solely technology-centric, in that if you don’t have the latest smart phone, or laptop, or “iDevice”, consequently you are somehow inferior to those who do.

Everyone has seen it. There are always those people who are way to busy looking at their cell phones to pay any attention to other people. These people are so immersed in their screens that they avoid human contact at all cost. This situation seems to be on the rise with the spread of technology to all age groups in various social classes. The limitation of human contact due to the increase of technology has caused a negative effect on people's lives because it lowers the communication skills of the average person, and it has made people uncomfortable in social situations. To begin, technology, causing a decrease in human interaction, has had a negative effect on people's lives because it lowers the communication skills of the

As people are out and about in society, it is hard for them to be social with one another. People are avoiding uncomfortable situations by using their phone as a distraction. Often times people in society do not even notice the people or things that are happening around them. “The more advanced technology becomes, the more it seems to have control over our lives” (Nables, 2012). How often is it that you can just walk into a restaurant and not see someone on their phone? People are constantly checking their phone to see if they have received a new message, email, or app notification :

As I said in my previous essay, not many people realize it, but the human race desperately depends on technology for existence. Although depending on things such as computers, cellular devices, and search engines comes with very helpful and developmental research, it has also come with many negative effects. Technology has literally affected all aspects of life for every living person. To the point where it has made people lazy, taken their jobs, and has even made people addicted to social networking. Some examples of problems are constant use of social media, texting and driving incidents, cyberbullying, and even cheating on tests or exams. I believe that we’ve become evermore negatively dependent on technology because humans now feel the need to socialize and connect with one another more frequently than they did before the turn of the 21st century.

Modern technology plays an important role in our lives like for work, school, and even play. Technology is used for entertainment, social, chatting, and finding answers. Entertainment consists of movie and T.V. apps, music apps, gaming consoles, and e-books. Entertainment use to be going out to theaters or a concert with friends, going outside to play games and reading a nice book that doesn’t have a battery. Socializing is any social media sites and chatting falls in the line of social medias. Social medias are used to keep up to date on upcoming events, birthdays, and family news. Technology makes it is easy to find answers to homework, personal and health issues. People use to have to go to the library to find answers for homework, finding answers to personal problems is supposed to be up to a counselor and doctors are supposed to diagnose a health problem not some website.