Blogging Around

In Maria's blog, she brought up a few really interesting points and arguments about how it is somewhat embarrassing that we take our phones, computers, ect. for granted.

Maria- the defintions you provided about texting disorders/conditions really surprised me but also made look at my life and how I completely rely on my forms of technology to make me feel connected to the world and to my friends. I always walk in the hallway looking at my phone and not thinking about how I could possibly walk right into something at any given moment. Maybe because I have gotten so good at it that I no longer need to. It is truly embarrassing to think that one of the most important things in my life is my smart phone, while, like you said, there are childern in third world countries who would do anything for a meal. This post really helped me to reevaluate my life and set my priorities straight.


In Elli's blog, she talked about how people are overusing technology in this society.

Elli- The fact that you still have a flip phone when all of your friends have iPhones is actually inspiring. With The way that technology has been advancing over the years, it almost shocks me that you not only deal with having a flip phone but also enjoy it. I agree with what you said about overusing technology, but I think that people really have no other choice. Phone companies ahave made technology for more than one purpose. There are now apps and music that you can download on your phone, where your phone can almost be like a computer. While in some senses people may see this as overusing technology or using it for the wrong reasons, I think that it is just an inevitable part of the evolution of technology in society.

Best Of The Week: Technology

I can not live without my iPhone. Without my phone, sometimes I get the feeling that I lost connection with the world. When we talked about how technology has evolved and is still evolving it made me realize how attached I have become to my technology and that it could not always be a good thing. Texting, e-mail and instant messaging has made our society so socially awkward it frightens me to think about how the future generations are going to interact with people, NOT over the computer. Will they even be able to hold a real conversation? Some people can't even do that right now, and technology is no where near where it could be in the next 15-20 years.

I think the creation of social media basically was a death sentence for human interaction. People feel so much more confident behind the security of a computer or cell phone screen, they are willing to push limits they never would dare go near in a real life situation.

Our class discussion really brought me to highlight the important things in life and while technology is definitely one of them, I hope I can find a way to change the way I use it.