Technology has been essential in making life more manageable, almost to the point of effortlessness in some areas. It is within that space that there is a danger to be aware of. Are we being more productive or are we becoming utterly dependent on the technology we utilize? If for some reason some, or heavens forbid all the technology we use were no longer accessible, would we still be able to function as a society? Click to Read More...
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How Has Technology Made Society Lazy?
For this blog, the main idea is how technology has made society lazy. Below are essays, articles, and videos, explaining different aspects of how technology has affected our productivity.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Josh
Ray, Tyler Murata, Preston San, Ben Reed
Professor
Kelly Rowley
English
115
December
5, 2012
Drawing the Line of Technology
Technology has come a long way from what
it used to be. Now, we live in a world run by the mass media. As a result, we
have a constant need for the latest and greatest technology. Each year, our
technological abilities become greater, as well as our cravings for new
technology. However, when many think of new technology, and what they can get
their hands on, they become anxious. They will stop at nothing in order to get
something new. Many are starting to question whether this addiction for
technology is becoming a pro or a con in today’s society.
Technology can be very helpful to a lot
of people, mentally and physically. With all the endless amounts of
opportunities technology has given us, we as a species have been able to
succeed. Thanks to technology, people with certain disabilities that have lost
their hearing or limbs are able to make up for it using hearing aids and
prosthetic limbs. Technology has helped people become more productive by
allowing us to create major advancements such as televisions, phones, and computers.
Over the years, technology rapidly started to become more advanced. Because of
this, people began to break the privileges we have been given by our
technological knowledge. As a result, have simply become lazy. With the
introduction of social networking, one of the largest technological advances
we’ve ever had, human laziness has significantly increased.
You may ask yourself, “but wait, how can
social networking make us socially lazier?” Social networking has had a
substantial impact on the way humans choose to live. Before social networking
was ever even conceived, people used to talk on the phone, write, and visit
each other if they ever wanted to get in contact. People still do all of these
things, but with the introduction of social networking, people have become less
inclined to do so, because all of these things can now be accomplished behind a
computer screen. Writing physical letters, talking on the phone, and even
visiting other people has become a burden to many in this day and age, and that
is because social networking now exists. Because of email and text messaging,
many people no longer have the want or need to mail out letters or talk on the
phone. Technologies like texting and Facebook have taken away many of the
emotional aspects of human communication, because texts or wall posts lack
emotion. The smartphone in particular has given us the ability to access these
same distractions on the go, causing our lazy human nature to reveal itself in
places other than in the comfort of our own homes. With all the many applications
these new smart phones have, we are able to access the necessities we need in a
day by a few touches of a button. Smart phones are a wonderful luxury to have,
but when we overuse them, we become too familiar with the idea of having
everything that we think we need in the pockets of our pants. Nowadays, too many people have become more concerned
with their social statuses rather than their statuses in the real world.
According to apa.org, “studies found that middle school, high school and
college students who checked Facebook at least once during a 15-minute study
period achieved lower grades.” One check does not seem like much, but without a
doubt, Facebook and social networking have contributed to the increasingly bad
grades that many students obtain in school. In short, social networking
combined with advancing technology is a large reason why people become
increasingly lazier each year.
In conclusion, technology has become a
powerful force in modern society. As our technological abilities became
greater, so did our lust for the latest and greatest things they have to offer.
The pros versus the cons of technology have become a major topic of debate.
Technology has been very helpful, and necessary, in order to help us evolve
into the advanced society we have become to this very day. With advancements in
medicine and an overall understanding of the human body and the world in which
we live, we have been able to successfully prosper. Major technological
inventions, such as the television, prosthetic limbs, and smartphones, have
without a doubt made life more convenient for most. However, these same
conveniences we have been privileged with have brainwashed us, causing us to
become excessively lazy, and too focused on the newest advancements. Technology
has made plenty of us forget what it is like to be human, and interact with
others properly. It has essentially given people a new outlook on life, a lot for
the better, but a lot for the worst as well. But at the end of the day,
technology is necessary for our survival, and it will naturally become a larger
part of our daily lives as time passes. It is ultimately up to humans to decide
whether they will use the technology, or let the technology use them.
Monday, December 3, 2012
The Opportunities Technology Gives Us
Technology gives us the ability to do things more precisely, quickly, and even to do jobs that we could not do at all. With technology we are making the impossible possible; prosthetic limbs and hearing aids bring people close to regaining what they have lost. We are even sending drones to different planets to further our knowledge of space. Some say that with the evolution of technology, humans are having to use less energy, do less physically, and are becoming more lazy as a result. While it is true that some technology can reduce the need to physically do some things, it is equally, if not more, true that technology gives us the time and tools to be more productive.
Technology can be split into two groups, how it affects us mentally, and how it affects us physically. Mentally, technology helps us so that we can use our time more effectively. With technology we can do more things at once, and faster, which relieves some mental stress and lets us think about more important things. However, by using technology we reduce the need to do most things that are physical. We have created machines and such that do certain jobs for us, for instance, the automobile. With the invention of the car, walking became an exercise and a chore; taking a car would get you to your destination much faster and with much less physical effort. If productivity is measured by quantity or quality of output per time spent, then taking a car is being more productive, although you lose the physical benefits from walking, you have saved time and can do more. With the advances in medical technology, we are close to giving people back full functioning limbs that almost look and feel like the real thing.
(see full essay HERE)
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
How or HAS technology made society lazy?
Technology has changed the way the world conducts itself with the development in new technology that has helped humans. It's no question that with the help of technology, we have come to make things easier and more convenient for our daily routines and ultimately making things more efficient for our lives but has it made us lazy ? Although technology has caused a part of laziness in our society, it gives a bigger opportunity to expand and conduct our lives more efficiently and ultimately more productively.
The simple fact that society has changed from socializing "up front, in person" to sitting behind a computer to have access to massive socializing empires: Facebook and Twitter. Out of the millions of people who use these socializing sites, on average someone will spend about 23 minutes per visit to be about 15.5 hours a month that they could spend doing something more productive. Society is stuck to their phones as they check news feeds on these sites and has created a slump in laziness for these constant users.
On the other hand, the access to millions of people, information and sources online has given people the opportunity to be 100x more productive than they would be without the internet and their socializing sites. Instead of being at home sitting on your couch watching television, people can run businesses from the comfort of their home through Facebook. Staying connected to the most recent news and information lets people conduct their lives efficiently.
So is has technology made society lazy or has it made us more efficient ? The way that technology has advanced has made things easier for us thus suggesting we are becoming lazy because we want things to be easier for us but the truth is we use technology to make things more efficient which ultimately makes us more productive in the long run. Technology is a wonderful thing if you have access to it and if you choose to use it to your advantage.
The simple fact that society has changed from socializing "up front, in person" to sitting behind a computer to have access to massive socializing empires: Facebook and Twitter. Out of the millions of people who use these socializing sites, on average someone will spend about 23 minutes per visit to be about 15.5 hours a month that they could spend doing something more productive. Society is stuck to their phones as they check news feeds on these sites and has created a slump in laziness for these constant users.
On the other hand, the access to millions of people, information and sources online has given people the opportunity to be 100x more productive than they would be without the internet and their socializing sites. Instead of being at home sitting on your couch watching television, people can run businesses from the comfort of their home through Facebook. Staying connected to the most recent news and information lets people conduct their lives efficiently.
So is has technology made society lazy or has it made us more efficient ? The way that technology has advanced has made things easier for us thus suggesting we are becoming lazy because we want things to be easier for us but the truth is we use technology to make things more efficient which ultimately makes us more productive in the long run. Technology is a wonderful thing if you have access to it and if you choose to use it to your advantage.
How Technology Makes Us Lazy - Josh R.
We live in a world
run by the mass media and our constant need for the latest and greatest
technology. Each year, not only do our technological abilities become greater,
but our cravings for that new technology that we create become greater as well.
However, when many think of new technology, and what they can get their hands
on, they become eager and excited, and will often stop at nothing in order to
obtain what they want. But is new and better technology always a
good thing?
Yes, increased technology
usually allows humans to have faster and more efficient ways of accomplishing
tasks. But at the same time, it can also be counter-argued that because we can
accomplish things faster with the use of technology, that it ultimately has the
ability to take away our will to work at things in order to accomplish them,
thus making us lazier.
One
technological advance that has increased laziness in humans is the television.
With the introduction of the television, humans found a way to not only satisfy
their entertainment needs in the comfort of their own homes, but with this
invention they have also been able to discover a new way to become simply,
lazy. In fact, television watching time over the years has lead to increased
obesity in many children around the world. When the television remote was
introduced, although it kept us on couches for extended periods of time, it became a fundamental change in the way that people engaged with
the television experience. However, this technological advance ultimately has
lead to our current “couch potato” society, which is a classic example of
technology making us lazy.
Technology
has allowed us to grow and expand as humans. As we have become more advanced in
technology, we have been able to create many things essential to the survival
of our species, as well as make life, well, more enjoyable. However, these same
advancements in technology have also made us lazier due to the fact that
technology can accomplish a lot of tasks that humans had to do manually in the past.
How
Technology is making us lazy- Tyler Murata
In
today’s Society Technology has made our lives so much easier on all of us and
helps us all live very luxurious lives. Most people will agree with the fact
that because of technology our lives are a lot easier and are not so stressful,
but now there is technology for everything and everyone and making it too
comfortable for us. There are so many things we can do with technology now that
we don’t even have to move a single inch in order to go about our lives. We are
slowly beginning to lose sight of our old fashion ways of doing things by our
selves and relying heavily on technology to do it for us. Technology should be
there to help us as well as allow us to grow as humans rather than taking away
all responsibilities and actions from us completely.
The
new smart phones that everyone has are a perfect example of how technology is
making us lazy. They have endless amount of applications and the things they
can do are limitless allowing us to be too comfortable and unproductive. Some
of the applications can actually help us be productive but a majority of them
are mainly for entertainment or pure luxury. It all depends on how a person
uses their phone but since a lot of people like taking the easy route, smart phones
are used to their advantage because they allow endless amounts of technological
tools.
One
of the biggest tools technology enables to have is communicating with a person
without actually communicating with them. There are so many ways of communicating
with a person using technology that people become complacent communicating with
people without having to go out ant meet up with anyone. Yes it may help enable
people to meet up with each other to a certain extent but because texting,
instant messaging, or emailing is so easy to do, most people would rather stay
where they are at than and “talk” than personally meet up and talk face to
face.
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