Point Covered: The Death Of Conversation

Throughout the “A generation of Slackers” by Ronald Alsop he explains and analyzes today’s current societal issues of being able to focus while the consent distraction of the smartphone. This article completely hit the technology issue on the head in all places that is necessary. The article also pinpoints major issues surrounding the how the smartphone can play a role in avoiding people and procrastination in life.

Mr. Art Markman mention about the ban on usage of laptops and smartphones on executive meetings where he had worked earlier and also about his limitless experience on people checking emails while a presentation is being held. He also adds that eventhough some management might accept the use of the smartphones and laptops but for most of them don’t

Technology, can’t live without it anymore, or can we? Almost everyone uses technology. It is estimated that 100 million people use Facebook, 300 million uses Instagram, and 974 million use Twitter. In 2012, a program called “Shut Down Your Screen Week” was started to get people off of mediatic devices for a week. Over the past few years, this movement, to temporarily get off technology, has racked up a substantial amount of followers, including Mrs. Menge’s English and Literature Class. It is an idea I personally agree with and am in favor of trying. Shut Down Your Screen Week has also inspired many articles. Some of which are: Social Media as Communities, written by Nytimes, Is Google Making Us Stupid?, by Nicholas Carr, and Attached to Technology and Paying a Price, by Matt Richtel.

The articles that we have read in class show how our lives revolve around technology. They state that we rely on technology for almost everything. For example Sherry Turkle states, “People text or do email during corporate board meetings. They text and shop and go on facebook during classes, during presentations, actually during all meetings.” This quote shows how people use technology at inapropriate times, and have no respect for the people around them. Sherry Turkle states how we are setting ourselves up for trouble.

In today’s society the abuse of technology is apparent. While walking down the street I notice people staring at the screens of their smartphones rather than engaging in conversation what others passing by. To ease the awkward tension of being surrounded by strangers before class begins I see students updating their social media statuses or sending text messages instead of talking to their neighbors sitting beside them. It has become increasingly more difficult to strike up conversations with people because they have become so engrossed in their phones they don’t notice anything but the pixelated images on their tiny screens. One thing that seems to bring our splintered society together is commercialized fiction.

With each generation, digital technology becomes more commonplace. It seems that the latest device is hardly in the market before it is obsolete, and new advances are greeted not so much with amazement but more with annoyance they took so long are still not perfect. Still, we are not yet a completely wireless, paperless society. Without a doubt, anyone doing business in the digital age should be comfortable using electronic communication technology. However, that does not mean that common courtesy should be neglected. In my opinion, the live person in front of you should take precedence over the electronic gadget in your hand. I think if people at least follow this rule, they won’t go too far wrong in either their business or personal

Our lives are constantly filled with technology. At this point, the internet is as essential to my life as running water, electricity, and my trash being picked up. It is a slight exaggeration because I am well aware of the fact that I could survive without the internet, but I certainly wouldn’t want to. Imagine how often we are trained to glance at our phone during our downtimes. We glance at our phones during commerical breaks, in the bathroom, even out to eat. Some have argued that all this technology is runining us as a society. As a result, many of us escape from the video games and the tv streaming and gather around a table. A table with a board game and pieces and cards that force us to interact and strategize. But what if that technology creeped back in?

Technology devices should only be used in the work place because some people focus so much on their work that they forget they

Technology is brilliant, it makes life have a more tranquil atmosphere. In this lifetime, with a click of a mouse people can know just about anything. As time passes technology advances, but when does it reach the point where technology is a bad thing? When looking at today’s society people lean more on technology than they rely on themselves. If someone loses their phone, they act like they lost an appendage. Referring back at how society survived before technology there are huge differences in how we treated and communicated to one another. This has become a bigger issue for the generations of younger people who have only grown up with the luxury of electronics. Electronic interaction hinders interpersonal skills because it distracts people from the present.

It seems hard these days to fathom the original size of computers and how small they have become in the last ten years, but within the last five they have become even smaller and somehow more powerful and faster than ever! For the past decade or so, technology has transformed the way we communicate, the days are gone where we had to write letters and mail them out and wait a week for our friends and family to receive them now, we can just email and within seconds they receive our letters. Long distance phone calls are also unnecessary for anyone with a computer, a webcam and a speedy internet connection is all you need now. Cell phones are a huge advantage for us because we can now place calls to anyone in the world no matter where we are at, we no longer have to wait until we get home or look for a phone booth to place emergency phone calls. One of the disadvantages of all this technology we have is that it has made our society somewhat impersonal. For instance, instead of communicating with my customers at work over the phone, I can now just communicate with them through e-mail or through instant-messaging. As a result, it is difficult to tell if one of my customers is upset. Technology also tends to make communication drag out more than it has to, sometimes it’s quicker to just get out of your seat and walk to the person, or just simply pick up the phone.

Technology causes a distortion of what is action being said. All around us I see so much of life being swept away purely due to it not being paid attention to. The norm has come to people worshipping their phone as well as any other technical device around. It is so easy to overlook details that should be recognizable, but are missed because a phone becomes a priority. Take

In today's world, it is very difficult to go anywhere without seeing the impact that technology has had on societies everywhere. From homes to schools to the workplace, the impact of technology has been tremendous. Everything from appliances to machines, from phones to cars, everything has become and still is becoming more modernized in ways people would never have imagined ten years ago. The same can be said for computers and communication technology. Currently, it is very rare to find someone that does not have a cellular phone or a computer. Cell phones have become a standard for people of all ages. From school-aged children to the elderly, almost everyone owns one. In the same sense, just

Today I will be discussing with you all, how our technology-filled world is swiftly taking over our lives and that we need to ditch the devices and bring back humanity. I will be outlining the truly horrible facts about how our society has become heavily addicted to technology devices. I will also highlight how this is changing the art of our communication, in the way that it’s changing how we communicate with the people in our lives and our inability to think for ourselves. And lastly, I will talk about the concerns and risks to our health.

Technology has been a central topic of today’s society and is one of the most commonly used luxuries we have at this age. Yet the benefits and disadvantages have been through much debate over the years. “More technology or less?” one might ask themselves. However, when you look at the facts the answer is clearly less would benefit us all. When in a room with someone face to face interaction is key. One should not be felt separated by such blockades as phones. Technology makes us more alone due to not encouraging real friends, ruining the conversation, and because it takes away from the human aspect of life.

Can you remember the last time you went a full day without touching your cellular device? Discussed all around the world is what type of impact technology has had on humans, a controversial issue that has been whether seen in a positive or in a negative way. On the one hand, some argue that technology has caused humans to lose important abilities. On the other hand, however, others argue that technology has allowed us to move through everyday life in a faster pace. The best perspective on this issue, is reflected by Nicholas Carr in his book The Shallows when he writes, “Karp, Friedman, and Davis--all well educated men with a keenness for writing--seem fairly sanguine about the decay of their faculties for reading and concentrating. All