How Technology is Actually Making Your Life Harder

By Abigail Reyes on November 7, 2013

For most of us, technology plays an important role in our daily lives. We use it in class, at work, and at home as our main?mode of obtaining information and staying up to date with the world. It?s almost impossible for us?to imagine life without it. But what if I told you that technology is actually making your life harder than it?has to be? Here are?a few?things you may not have considered before about technology?

  1. Technology has created a digital divide between generations. Seniors did not have our technology in their time, which makes it harder for them to learn how to use it now and be able to take advantage of it. And even if they do have computer access, most don?t know how to use it properly. It has also created a digital divide between developed countries, making undeveloped countries who do not have access to technology poorer.
  2. Today it is easier than ever to be a victim of identity theft. The internet has made it easier for anyone to meet strangers online, who can trick people into releasing their personal information. This is why so many people are getting their computers hacked and their identity stolen.
  3. Personal communication is suffering and social skills are decreasing because people are opting?to communicate through things like?Facebook, Twitter and texting instead of personally interacting with each other.
  4. Communicating through social media is hurting relationships because it can cause misunderstandings with unintended consequences. Since everything online is usually typed, people often misinterpret things, causing fallouts in friendships.
  5. We are spending more money because we often want to have the best and latest technology, which we don?t actually need.

Consider these things next time you break out your electronic devices.

 

 

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