What technology would you be better off without, why?
Some mornings, I wake up and check my newsfeed as well as select social media to see what’s happening in the world.
SOME OF THE HEADLINES/TOPICS SCREAMING FROM MY IPHONE INCLUDE:
- California Father Says Transgender Volleyball Player Gave His Daughter a Concussion, Knocked Her Out of Playing Entire Season
- How to Sell Your Timeshare
- A New Twist in Harry and Meghan’s Allegations About the Royals Turns Up – in Dutch
- 1 Dead, 4 Injured in Las Vegas Shooting of Homeless: Police
- ‘I’m the dictator’: Inside the tiny Nevada micronation of just 38 people where you can be jailed for possession of onions, spinach.
- Britney Spears Rushes to Vet in Middle of Night…Birthday Celebration Interrupted by Emergency
- Please Settle This Debate: Does Sugar Go in Spaghetti?
- UNLV shooting suspect was professor who had applied for job: AP source.
- Robbery Suspect’s Colorful Underwear Helped Police Arrest Him, Authorities Say
- Spider Lays Eggs in Man’s Toe During Cruise Holiday
As much as I love the convenience of being “in the know” 24/7, there are often times where I wish I lived in the simpler version of the world before the advent of the internet, apps, cell phones, and social media.
LIFE IN THE 70’S
Growing up in the Midwest during the 1970’s, we literally had three TV networks plus PBS to watch for entertainment (God help you if you and your siblings couldn’t agree on the same program), corded phones on the walls at home, social media that was simply jumping on our bike and running over to our friends’ houses to get the latest local news.
WHICH TECHNOLOGY CAN I DO WITHOUT?
In my opinion, today’s social media is a definite negative influence on our society, allowing conglomerates the opportunity to censure the very information we are wanting to share and/or be aware of, unfairly discriminating on portions of our population based upon the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution, providing a platform for unchecked hate speech to flood our consciousness at times, and (in the case of TikTok) putting our national security at risk.
“Oh, but it’s fun!”, you say.
How many times have you read or been involved in a vehement social media argument? Do you honestly believe that the “perfect life” your friends present on Facebook and Instagram actually represent their actual lives? Educational institutions are so focused on bullying, and yet we hear of cyber-bullying leading to devastating outcomes due to social media connections making it easier to plot and plan with evil intent.
Most commonplace and detrimental, social media is simply a consumer of time. We live in an era where time is sorely lacking for most of us, and yet we sit by and watch as future generations are hypnotized by apps designed to serve up constant advertising while also working overtime to keep users looking at their phones for hours at a stretch.
Yes, the one technology I could do without…is social media.
WHICH TECHNOLOGY CAN YOU LIVE WITHOUT?
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