Technology Negatively Impact Our Social Norms

Technology is all around us, no matter where we look it’s there. That alarm clock with the worn out snooze button, your phone, the TV you have but don’t use cause you got netflix and so much more! Technology is constantly changing, growing, evolving. There’ll be an Iphone 7 one day and the next week the Iphone 8 will come out with bigger and better features. It has become a big part of our lives, especially for the younger generations, millennials and so forth. We witnessed the technological evolution and it has now become a part of our identity. However for some, they find technology revolting or as plague that has struck society. Technology is great it gives us more opportunities in a professional aspect, it’s capabilities are beyond what a human can do and some people may disagree but technology has many features that help us.

The more advanced technology becomes, the more of a toll it has on our daily lives. Lee Siegel states that “we shop, work, play, love, search for information, seek to communicate with each other and sometimes with the world online. We spend more time online than ever before. Yet people are not arguing about this startling new condition." It is my belief that due to the control technology has taken over society, technology is ultimately detrimental to society as a whole.

In this world of growing technological dependence we are losing the ability to socialize without the interruptions of technology. Physiological changes, addiction, and saturation of information are just a few of the negative effects that technology can cause to anyone who has used it. Technology is, without a doubt, detrimental if it is not used in moderation.

Technology obviously has an impact on society but its impact can be negative or positive. As a matter of fact, it has major influences on our daily lives. It influences the growth of the economy, our culture and our living standards. Technology today controls the world, from creating advancements in how we communicate, travel, and interact throughout the world. Over “77 million people use social media like Instagram (Luong,A)” to post a picture of their meal before they can eat, while millions of people use Facebook as the most convent way to communicate with friends, and you can’t even move from one place to the other without using some form of technology like “55% of those who own a smart phone or a smart car. (Luong,A) “

People often do not bother learning why something works in even the most simple forms even though they are surrounded by it and consumed by it in their everyday lives, but if any of this modern day technology were to disappear, the whole world would be in chaos. The world and the people cannot function without it and even the temporary removal of any devices can cause people anxiety, only further proving the disgusting amount of dependence we have on technology. Acquiring technology is not evil in and of itself, but through our current expectations and usages, we are only harming ourselves and the world we live in through this constant mindset of needing more without asking ourselves “Do I really need

Technology has become a major part of our everyday lives. We use it for an array of functions. Ranging from social media to finding a cure for cancer. There are many assumptions to be made about technology and the use of it. Depending on the individual, there opinion will lean one of two ways. Either liking or disliking technology. In the article Mind Over Mass Media by: Steven Pinker, his point of view is that technology has had a positive impact on mankind. On the other hand the article The Slot Machine In Your Pocket by: Tristan Thomas comes to a different conclusion. Thomas agrees with Pinker that technology has had a positive impact, but also believes there are negatives that balance out the positives. Technology has come a long way, and

Many people assume that they are self-reliant or put self-reliance in the perspective of living on their own or taking care of themselves. Today, this is just the world we live in. Initially technology directs and diverts our minds away from witnessing what is truly out there in our world and what is in front of us. Generally, I will find myself caught up and distracted in technology or use it as a way to avoid certain situations. Additionally, social norms and the ideas to be the same as everyone around you prohibit our ability to be individuals. Simply Phycology gives us the idea that, “Social norms are unwritten rules about how to behave. They provide us with an expected idea of how to behave in a particular social group or culture.” Conclusively,

Technology can be considered both beneficial and harmful to the people of the United States. It can help us connect with one other, find answers to mysterious questions, and entertain us in boring times. However, technology can also be addictive and interrupt our day to day lives. One of the biggest effects that technology has had one our country is the negative aspect.

As human society becomes more advanced, the general consensus is that we rely on technology for our everyday lives. This fact can be seen around our lives as technology does not only include electronics but inventions that help make activities easier. It depends on where you live as third-world countries technological advancements may include things such as telephone lines for easier communication. However, technology is apparent in the more advanced areas in the world. Technology can be seen as either positive or negative depending on your point of view. Many discussions have erupted on this topic, but it seems that everyone can agree that technology has help the advancement of the human race. Breakthroughs in science has helped find cures

Today in our scoeity is technology good or harmful? There is conflict that tehcnology is more harfmul than it is good. But, technology is good because it is helpful, allows easy access, and helps relieve stress. So, that means it is more good than hamrful.

Technology has become a social norm in American society. There is always some form of technology wherever you may go. Technology affects almost everyone in a negative way. While technology continues to advance, school and work performance begins to diminish. Humans tend to get sidetracked when they focus on a certain thing for too long, and this can cause a person to slack off in daily activities. Isolation is also a result of technology; it consumes up valuable time that a person may have with family members, especially if they are in the same room. There are numerous things that are unethical about today’s technology. Some feel that technology is very beneficial to our society. To an extent, it is but morally humans should do things for themselves instead of always depending on some form of electronic for assistance or to satisfy a need. Professors and staff use every aspect of technology especially in classrooms to expand learning and to circulate information. Technology should be used for certain things but not for everything because in the past we did not have access to these things. In our present day, technology is seen as a necessity instead of something that is optional.

Technology is a rapier, it helps our society a lot but it also hurt too. It contaminates the environment, it causes cultural assimilation, moreover, it may pose barriers between individuals and make people feel isolated.

Technology is great do not get me wrong! We use it everyday and always will for the rest of our lives because that is America these days. We cannot live without it anymore. We use it everyday, our cars, to do our homework on, to text your buddies. We all use technology in any which way. Technology is great, to a certain extent. Trust me you can overdose on it, you can get so caught up in it every day to the point where that's all you do and you forget about everything. All you are concentrated on is that piece of metal and advanced mechanical piece of trash in front of you. It corrupts people if that is all you use. If you are like me, a teenager that likes technology, I do. I use it to much though. I am sleep deprived because I am always on

Imagine this: the year is 1980, a family is sitting around a dinner table engaging in conversation about how his or her day went, everyone is listening to each other, all is well. Now, fast foreword to 2016, that same dinner table looks completely different. Everyone is looking down, distracted by his or her phone, no one is really listening to each other; this is the reality of today and it shows how much we have changed in the short span of a decade. Without a doubt, I believe that the use of technology has more negative effects than positive ones on our world today. The use of technology has created a place where no one really knows how to talk or communicate with each other, teens and kids can't function without their phones, and eight

Technology is continuously developing and has begun creating shortcuts for the American society. As a society we need to find a balance between our technological use and our everyday life. In my opinion, society has become too dependent on technology. The more advanced technology becomes, the more it seems to be gaining control over our lives. Even though technology is offering society many beneficial qualities; it also is causing many negative effects to occur. Technology is affecting society socially, mentally, and physically.