As the years progress, technology is becoming more and more advanced. In just a short time we have gone from corded home phones, to cordless home phones, to cell phones and smart phones. It is not uncommon these days for people to rely on their phones/computers to communicate with the outside world, but imagine how much more difficult it would be to get in touch with someone without modern technology. In the old days, it would be hard to imagine having a device small enough to fit into your pocket that allows you to contact someone with the press of a button, and even video chat through a screen. Many people these days rely on their phones and computers so much that they have a very limited amount of real face-to-face communication with those around them. People stay on their phones and on the Internet many hours during the day which can contribute to laziness, gaining weight, and a loss of the true value of a relationship.
In what ways do you think the increase of technology has helped or hurt communication?
Do you think that technology has had a negative effect on real physical relationships?
Thank you Jessica Bryant for today's blog. Really something to think about, isn't it?
45 comments:
i think it has hurt the ability to to talk face to face to somebody.
but then it has helped the ability to reach other out of state. and cross country also helps to get information faster.
I think in some ways technology has helped us and hurt us. It is good to get in touch with one another. A way that it is bad is because it can cause trouble on you and other people.
I believe that it can have a negative effect in the way that if two people are texting eachother that sometimes the wrong message or the wrong tone can come through. And something that was not meant to sound mean or non-caring could come across to the significant other as being that way. But other than that, it helps to comunicate to someone else when you are not with them.
I think technology has effected some people negatively and some positive with face to face communication. Sometimes it does bring people together because you can plan stuff when you don't see them. Technology also has is a reason for some overweight people and laziness.
I think the advances in technology has helped us alot but then there is a down side to this it has caused a drop in our social skills. We are steadily becoming less dependent on manuel labor wich makes us lazy, its because we don`t need to do anything but press a button. We need step up and get back in the game, get up and work don`t sit around and be lazy
~Blake Walker~
Danielle E Said.....
I think technology has hurt communication,because sometimes it does not get the word across correctly. Yes I do think technology has a negative effect on real physical relationships because for one technology can get you in a lot of trouble. Technology also can be positive because if you are in trouble and need help technology is something you can rely on.
Technology has hurt hurt our community to extreme measures. Due to technology people can more easily do things that should not; cyber bullying, hacking computers, and other stuff. Technology has helped in some regions, but is this cost greater then the bennefit?
I believe that it has negative effects and also good effects too. One negative effect is people who text to much while driving and texting while you are in school. A good effect is that you can get in contact quicker. Also good for emergencies!
Manuel Williams said...
It has done much to both benefit and cripple human communication. It has helped us to interact with others without being face to face. On the negative side it has made the art of public social skills almost obsolete
I think that the increase of modern computer technology has limited our in-person social skills. A high amount of people use their phones, computers, and other devices to communicate with their friends and family members, and even work through their daily lives. This communication trend has become sort of a habit or addiction for many. However, I think that the mountainous rise in technology will benefit more to our modern society, than to actually act as a negative variable.
I think technology has effected us badly because people cant talk to people face-to-face because the are used to talking on the phone or texting someone so when they talk face-to-face it becomes weird.
I think that technology has both helped and hurt us. It has helped us keep in touch with people across the country or even the world. But technology has hurt our ability to communicate face to face with each other.
I personally hate texting but when I'm in a situation where actually calling someone isn't an option I love it. I also really like FaceTime on the iPod because I have a lot of friends whom I cannot go and see everyday and having the ablity to FaceTime has helped me keep a lot of relationships. So in my opinion technology such as a cellphone or an iPod is a great advancement in communication.
yes, technology has helped us plenty. Also, more technology has hurt us. Stalkers have become more high in every community because of advanced technology.
Technology has kind of hurt face to face conversations. You don't have the skills to talk to people in person because you would not know what to say. But also technology saves a lot of things from happening. Well sometimes anyway.
Ultimately, the exponential growth of technology is beneficial to society. New technology fields increase employment tremendously. It also increases the ability to communicate; what's more important than communicating? Whether people decide to abuse the technology at hand is their own decision. The human race has been growing, technology wise, since the beginning of time.
I believe that technology does effect some people in a negative way. Yes, it may help people take care of things without a lot of work. But we rely on our smart phones too much and our relationships with people do suffer from this. We do get lazy and take advantage of our smart phones.
Megan
Technology is definitely always being taken advantage of in this day and age. It doesn't necessarily have a negative effect on real physical relationships, since technology is typically used to plan dates by communicating with other people. It does, however, have some negative effects. Technology might be taken advantage of by some teenaged couples, not taking the opportunity to meet people in person and only depending upon technology to communicate. So, in some ways, technology could even be rather dangerous-as far as "stranger danger" goes.
-Erin Holtz
I was honestly thinking about something along the lines of this thought earlier this morning. I hate to see that there's a new TV coming out that you can give it voice commands to work it... Pressing those buttons was getting kind of tiring wasn't it? Come on. In some ways I hate where the worlds going with technology to aid our laziness, but then again, I'd give up on the world if we started moving back in technological advancements.
I think that smart phones are great. They allow you to communicate with people faster and easier. Also a plus is words with friends!
Chase Gore
Technology has help us in many ways, it also helps us in bad ways. I think technology will keep improving through the years.
Ashley Renee' Rife
Technology has hurt the ability to talk face to face because when face to face sometimes you dont know what to say because you are nervous. During a text you think of everything to say. Although, the increase in technology has increased the ability to communicate across the United States. We do get lazy and rely on our smartphones for a lot. Sometimes we rely on them a little too much. Technology has hurt and helped the society today in various ways.
i think technology helped a lot but people do need to get out n talk face to face textin all the time ain't cool textin sometimes is OK talk on the phone people.
I think that cell phones are hurting our typing skills but on the other hand Hacker is right it helps us keep in touch with family and friends that are out of state.
McDaniel
I think that technology has both helped and hurt today's world. It has helped by allowing people to have businesses over seas and communicate with friends and family whenever you want. It has also hurt our society because nobody like to go out and do things anymore because they don't have to anymore. so today's world is a lot lazier and a lot more helpless to do things for them selves. said by josh
In my opinion , I think cell phones and other devices have helped in some ways but, at the same time hurt the world. Some examples being the internet, you can order things online and shipped to your house. the bad thing makes people lazy and overweight.
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Technology has definitely hurt real physical relationships without a doubt. People would rather Skype than actually see you, would rather text you than actually talk to you, and would rather let you find out what is going on with them through their Facebook posts than actually tell you themselves. While yes cell phones do occasionally come in handy when an emergency comes up or a problem that needs to be taken care of immediately arises they are also very big hassles. I say that they are hassles because of mis-communications that occur due to text messages being emotionless, because they are linked to the internet which may and usually do result in problems arising due to he said she said drama, and because they have all but destroyed face to face conversations.
I think that txting does affect how people talk to each other. Many people would rather txt someone rather than talk to them in person. Sometimes its because they are to "scared" to say something to someones face, so they do it in a txt message.
~Morgan McKinney~
Technology has helped out in huge way in many ways. Such as an e-mail, and e-mail can include attachments. Attachments, such as a Resume` maybe could help to get a job somewhere not close by. So in the long run technology has helped out to get in touch with people and get jobs.
I think it hurt the ability to communicate. These days people are asking other people out over their cell phone. It's crazy. But it does help people talk to each other that are far away, like famalies that are enrooled in the military.
I think by fully relying on technology, we are contributing to this dependant mind set. Using technology as a replacement for face-to-face communication is ruining relationships and causing people to do irrational things that they would never do in person. Our country's communication skills are dying slowly. The more we rely on electronics, the more we become incapable of independent living.
Technology has been good to us in some ways and on the other half it has also affected us. Well just the people that dont know how to use technology the proper way.
The increase of technology has definately limited the amount of face-to-face time. People have become much more lazy than people have been in the past. Yes, technology has made it much easier to communicate with everyone especially when the person needs to be contacted immediately. However, technology is contributing to the problem of obesity.
There's pros and cons about this topic. Technology has helped us to be able to keep in touch with each other. It also has made cyber bullying & hacking much easier and accessible.
Technology has a negative effect on people today. People today don't have the ability to talk face to face to people. If we didn't have all this technology today people would be less lazy and get out more to see their friends instead of just staying at home and texting them.
I think with every situation there are pros and cons. While there are cons to technology such as laziness or lacking social skills, people have always had those traits they're just more noticeable now that we don't do everything by hand. Technology will continually advance making things easier for us. It also gives us excuses, which we as humans consistently take at any opportunity, to not communicate face to face. I may not like talking on the phone, but I love spending time with people rather than texting.
I think technology has both upsides and downsides as does everything else. A good thing about technology is that it can keep you in touch with people you wouldn't be able to without technology. My extended family lives in South Georgia, it is hard to communicate with them without calling or over the Internet. However, it is not impossible and you can send letters. A downside of technology is that teens overuse and abuse the technology we have. There are some teens that text too much. Also, there are some teens who "sext". Sexting is a major downside to the technology we have today. So, overall the new technology we have can be good and can be bad.
If someone was unable to physically be there with the other person (ie, Navy or Military reasons), then talking through a computer screen may be a God send for him or her, to be able to talk to the loved ones back home!!! If there is an emergency on the road or road side, a cell phone would be a great help to the person injured or potentially injured! Technology has become great throughout the years, and will continue to become even greater! Whether it makes us lazy or not is a more individual decision... I suppose! :)
The world has become lazy. In the old days kids walked 10 miles to school if they had to. When they got home they worked or they didn't have a place to live. Now we get a free ride to school and when we get home we get to chill and do nothing but play on the computer and our phones. Its does have an effect on physical relationship. It gives us no time to exercise or anything cause kids are not excercising.
I think that technology has a big deal with life. Technology has both helped and hurt us. One way it has helped is by keeping in touch with parents and friends. But it also has hurt us in a way to because we have become lazy and all we want ot do now a days is just sit around and text people when you cna honestly be out riding horses, riding the four wheeler, hanging with friends instead of sitting around just texting.
The US has became attached to the advancements of technology. I believe that our society, as a whole, would struggle without the technology that we have been spoiled with. Our lives have adapted to the high-tech. The US would definitley have some getting used to if it all went down the drain.
Technology is taking over the world! It's crazy to think that two teenagers feel the need to text each other while they are in the very same room. You know what? I'm guilty of that so it's easy to see why I don't think that technology is having a positive influence on today's youth. Teenagers are always texting on their cell phones and definitely becoming lazier because of it. Schools are even using Ipod touches and other technology. What happened to using paper and pencil? The world is becoming too advanced for its own good. If we were to all go back to the 1950s, everyone would be shocked. Then, with less technology, there was more focus on family and friends and personal relationships. It is sad to say that today the new technology has changed everything in both negative and positive ways.
Having cell phones and all the modern day technology definitely has it's up and downs. In a positive way, technology helps when something bad happens, for instance, if someone was badly hurt and their family members didn't have anyway of finding out, it could be too late. In a negative way, modern technology has really made an effect in the world today. Just like most people have said, face-to-face communications have decreased since cell phones came became the most communicated way of talking to people.
I think technology has helped society. It has helped us do things in our work better and faster. It has also made communication with other people better.
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