Technology has had a major impact on me and my life, as well as the world as a whole. The advances in technology have had both positive and negative affects on people. Personally, I think technology has been more positive than negative in my own personal life.
Of course there are some unhealthy factors that come with my technology usage, but I think the healthy effects overpower those. For instance, technology helps me to interact and stay in touch with my friends and family more easily. I am hundreds of miles away from many people that I used to see everyday including my parents, my boyfriend, and my best friends. Having the ability to text or call them right in the palm of my hands helps to foster and grow those relationships. I am able to talk to them in an instant and can remain a part of their daily lives, even if I do not see them every single day.
whether it is professional or amongst friends.
Using technology in every aspect of our lives has become extremely normalized. We use technology every single single day in our daily lives without even realizing it. In normalizing technology, we also get a decrease in privacy. Our privacy is so easily invaded through technology usage. People, myself included, allow this invasion of privacy without even realizing it. We accept cookies, agree to terms and conditions, and share information without thinking twice about what we are truly agreeing to. We are creating our digital footprint which in return makes our personal information easily accessible.