The World Of Technology Young Adults - 1536 Words

NO THANKSGET THE APP World of technology Cynthia Sanchez Professor Greeley ENG 111 27 November 2015 The World of Technology: Young Adults In the 21st century technology has become such a big part of our society; it is so powerful because it affects everyone all over the world. For example, technology not only affects children and young adults in their workspace, such as in school or throughout their careers, but also in their day-to-day personal lives. In this day and age, because of the convenience which technology can provide, people have learned to become so dependent on technology to the extent that many of them cannot imagine their lives without it. For instance, nowadays it is very common to see people on their smart phones,†¦show more content†¦Also, technology may allow people to share information that others would not be able to receive if technology was not as advanced as it is today. Nowadays, you will find many people sleeping with their cell phones and laptops right besides them, almost as if these devices have become a key component in their lives. This is a disadvantage because, people are being too dependent on these types of technology, to the extent that they are becoming borderline obsessive, or in some cases very obsessive with technology. In past decades, it was not so common to see things like this. The fact is that technology is negatively impacting these co-dependent people today; the reality is as technology keeps advancing, it will only affect those dependent people even worse in the future. In Neil Postman’s fifth idea, and Mark Bauerlein’s article â€Å"Generation Text,† the expression of technology being harmful, and only getting worse is described in great detail. The dependence children and young adults have on technology today is quite astonishing. For instance, technology is now being seen â€Å"as part of a natural order of things,† which is controlling our lives more than it should, almost to the point where it is unhealthy (Postman, 5). Many young adults dislike listening to their parents when their parents try to limit their technology use; however, the fact of the matter is that these limits on technology use are â€Å"healthy† (Bauerlein,