I think it is. I remember back in the 70's and 80's, we would walk to the library to get information or hang out there and we actually did good in school. Now, our kids are so lazy sitting in front of computers, or playing video games, and watchign tv. My daughter is hooked on the internet and Instant Messaging and her grades suffer. I bloke them but she is so good at comptuers that she can bybass the locks. I can't get rid of it because I like to use it. Then there is myspace which is easy for pedophiles to find children. Then a month ago my son got suspended for texting people in class with his cell phone. I think technology gicves us mroe headache, I mean we need it but people depend on it too much.
Is technology ruining us? I totally understand what you are saying. Obviously technology is essential and it has helped our lives in a lot of ways, but nobody is denying that. I am 21 and none of my friends read. I am the only one. Most of them didn閳ユ獩 even read when they were in school. I have friends that have never read a book cover to cover. It閳ユ獨 so sad. I also see the way my sister has really poor English skills because she is so used to emailing or text messaging. It drives me crazy the way she writes and talks. Plus, people are so busy text messaging they can閳ユ獩 even set the phone down to drive. It really upsets me. I will be in the middle of a conversation and my friend will answer a text message while I閳ユ獡 in the middle of a sentence. I think it is so disrespectful and rude. I could go on and on, but we all know the problems. I can only hope to teach my son better manners.
Is technology ruining us? as a matter of fact technology is starting to ruin us by concentration. kids today are so caught up with the newest technology and hooked with texting, myspace, facebook, ipods, and other new technology that grades in school are starting to suffer. but look at it this way also, some technology actually helps you, could you do some things at work without a computer? probably not, and a lot of kids in school find research for school projects over the internet. so yes technology is starting to ruin us but it can also help.
Is technology ruining us? It absolutely is! Granted, they're are amazing advances out there, but we are much more lazy and lame. People don't know how to save money anymore. Everyone flips if the power goes out. Relationships usually consist of a couple and the internet. Nothing is how it used to be, every toy takes batteries and most kids have no imaginations.
Is technology ruining us? if you think of it that way. but there's also good things that come from technology. like: instant messaging keeps her social. many kids get depressed with no friends and become suicidal. it's good your son has a phone, so he can call during emergencies, computers can still be used for research, just like libraries, and if your kids are overusing technology and you have a problem with it, set an amount of time which can be used for them to be on the computer or whatever. or ask them to go excercise, etc. also, does your daughter know that it's possible to make her myspace private so only friends can see it?
Is technology ruining us? I think that is a very interesting question you pose; I have been thinking of this kind of thing myself. On the one hand we make our lives easier, more entertaining, and seemingly "better" - actually it is better in a lot of ways now that I think about it when you think about healthcare advances, etc. But when you look at what is really important to people- something that can take many of us until we are in our 50's or 60's to really appreciate.
People need to eat, be hydrated, sleep, stay warm and dry, have relationships, family, etc. (think Maslow's Pyramid); Nowadays people sit around and get upset because they are bored like they are teenagers or something. We need to look through all the distractions technology can put up and focus on what it can do for us as a tool and get on with it. By the way , I find it funny when you look at some of these catalogs and tv ads and stuff, and they have the craziest things for sale that are 'neat' because of the technology, but when you think about it, it's like 'what the heck???' - Think iDog and such...
Is technology ruining us? Technology will be our own undoing, yes.
But the actions of our children begins at home. You like to use the computer, but that doesn't mean your children have to. As a parent you can keep them from using it altogether, and your daughter won't even have the opportunity to bypass any of your security. You can also install software to help keep a better eye on their online activity without them knowing.
Your son gets in trouble for texting in class, but you're the one that provides him with a cell phone. You preach about the library and how things were before, so you should understand that kids got by just fine without their own cell phone.
I agree with you on the technology issue, but don't blame the fact that it's there for your daughter's bad grades and your son's suspension. It all starts at home.
Kids don't know how to go outside %26amp; play. They don't know about catching lightning bugs, hide %26amp; seek in the dark, or going for a bike ride. Guess now we know how our parents felt when giving US the whole "when I was a kid" speech.
Is technology ruining us? no
could be, though, that you're seein' the affects of "technology" spendin' more time w/your children
than you do
but...
that's not TECHNOLOGY'S fault
it's good of you to say
"technology [is] ruinin' US"
...and didn't say: "THEM"
'cause, if your children are hurt
then "YOU" are as well
technology is good
technology....
"...a broad concept...
...deals with...use and knowledge of tools and crafts...
....the term can refer to material objects...such as machines, hardware or utensils...
...it can also encompass broader themes, including methods of organization, and techniques...
...it has helped develop more advanced economies...and has allowed the rise of a leisure class...
...however, many technological processes produce unwanted by-products...such as pollution...and deplete natural resources...
...new technology often raises ethical questions...
...philosophical debates have arisen over present and future use of technology...with some claiming that it alienates people and destroys culture...
...they say that society pays for advancements with the cost of freedom and psychological health (and probably physical health in general...
....others say that technological developments enhance the human condition...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology
Is technology ruining us? I don't think so. the computer should be like t.v. for us back in the day, it was limited, in a common room of the house, and to be used ONLY AFTER home work/chores were finished. And kids have been getting in trouble for talking and passing notes, you know "communicating with each other", ever since we stuck them in a room together and bored the crap out of them.
