Although the new advancements in technology, such as the tablets, phones, and computers, are exciting and help in multiple ways, there are also some downfalls to having them.
Since the increased use of technological methods and social networking for communication, there have been changes in the mental state of humans. The use of these have replaced the interactions of talking to people in person. The relationships developed online are weak and interactions on the internet will lack regulation, structure, and normality. Hence, online social interaction has resulted in a generation that lacks emotional attachment towards their online relationships, and has caused them to shift from traditional physical communication to communication via virtual networks.
The increased use of technology has also resulted in people becoming socially isolated. It has been stated that the characteristics of a normal interaction, such as emotional intensity and intimacy, are being replaced by those of an online interaction, which includes self-presentation and similarity. This results in individuals participating in interactions without face-to-face contact and creating relationships that lack social cohesion. The frequent used of technology has appeared to be decreasing the social interaction of younger people with their peers, which proves that technology use is associated with isolation. Therefore, it is shown that the rise in the use of technology to communicate is causing people to become disengaged and socially isolated.
Cyber bullying is also an effect of the increased use of technology for communication. A lot of social networking websites are sometimes used to bully people. This happens more in the younger populations on their email, phones, and chat rooms online. Cyber bullying can have a significant impact on the victim's emotional well-being and may affect their use of the internet. This can then lead to the social isolation of an individual and/or affect their mental state.
Technology can have a negative influence on us becuase it separates individuals from reality. The phone is one example; by putting in your earbuds and engrossing yourself in your music while in public, you are disconnecting your self from the real world. By constantly being cut off from the real world, it cuts you off from personal interactions and new experiences. It we don't have to face reality by experiencing new things. making personal relationships, and problem solving, then we will never be able to function as adults.
Technology also blocks personal communication, which negatively impacts us. "Data shows that those who use the Internet frequently spend over 100 minutes less time with friends and family than non-Internet users", according to Norma H. Nie and D. Sunshine Hillygus in their paper 'The Impact of Internet Use on Sociability." The Internet detracts from the communication abilities of society. When our communication skills are gradually lessened, we begin to spend less time with families, experiencing more daily stress and feeling more lonely and depressed.
Technology negatively affects us by giving us the mindset of immediate satisfaction. The creation of various portable technological devices has slowly implanted the idea of instant gratification. With gadgets like the PS3 or Nintendo DS, which allow users to play games anywhere, we grow up learning that whenever we want pleasure or enjoyment, it will automatically be granted to us.
Some argue that the Internet has a positive effect on social interactions because it allows us to form friendships online. But, there are dangerous people on the Internet who are a threat to young people. The ability to access anything and everything someone posts without knowing if their intent is malicious is a downside to the open transfer of information available on the Internet.
The advancement of technology has negatively impacted our interactions with people because it detaches us from what is happening around us, gets in the way of physical communication, spreads the concept of instant gratification, and has resulted in cyber bullying and people becoming more socially isolated.
Since the increased use of technological methods and social networking for communication, there have been changes in the mental state of humans. The use of these have replaced the interactions of talking to people in person. The relationships developed online are weak and interactions on the internet will lack regulation, structure, and normality. Hence, online social interaction has resulted in a generation that lacks emotional attachment towards their online relationships, and has caused them to shift from traditional physical communication to communication via virtual networks.
The increased use of technology has also resulted in people becoming socially isolated. It has been stated that the characteristics of a normal interaction, such as emotional intensity and intimacy, are being replaced by those of an online interaction, which includes self-presentation and similarity. This results in individuals participating in interactions without face-to-face contact and creating relationships that lack social cohesion. The frequent used of technology has appeared to be decreasing the social interaction of younger people with their peers, which proves that technology use is associated with isolation. Therefore, it is shown that the rise in the use of technology to communicate is causing people to become disengaged and socially isolated.
Cyber bullying is also an effect of the increased use of technology for communication. A lot of social networking websites are sometimes used to bully people. This happens more in the younger populations on their email, phones, and chat rooms online. Cyber bullying can have a significant impact on the victim's emotional well-being and may affect their use of the internet. This can then lead to the social isolation of an individual and/or affect their mental state.
Technology can have a negative influence on us becuase it separates individuals from reality. The phone is one example; by putting in your earbuds and engrossing yourself in your music while in public, you are disconnecting your self from the real world. By constantly being cut off from the real world, it cuts you off from personal interactions and new experiences. It we don't have to face reality by experiencing new things. making personal relationships, and problem solving, then we will never be able to function as adults.
Technology also blocks personal communication, which negatively impacts us. "Data shows that those who use the Internet frequently spend over 100 minutes less time with friends and family than non-Internet users", according to Norma H. Nie and D. Sunshine Hillygus in their paper 'The Impact of Internet Use on Sociability." The Internet detracts from the communication abilities of society. When our communication skills are gradually lessened, we begin to spend less time with families, experiencing more daily stress and feeling more lonely and depressed.
Technology negatively affects us by giving us the mindset of immediate satisfaction. The creation of various portable technological devices has slowly implanted the idea of instant gratification. With gadgets like the PS3 or Nintendo DS, which allow users to play games anywhere, we grow up learning that whenever we want pleasure or enjoyment, it will automatically be granted to us.
Some argue that the Internet has a positive effect on social interactions because it allows us to form friendships online. But, there are dangerous people on the Internet who are a threat to young people. The ability to access anything and everything someone posts without knowing if their intent is malicious is a downside to the open transfer of information available on the Internet.
The advancement of technology has negatively impacted our interactions with people because it detaches us from what is happening around us, gets in the way of physical communication, spreads the concept of instant gratification, and has resulted in cyber bullying and people becoming more socially isolated.