Oh technology, you are the future of our species, constantly
improving, and I hate you. I don’t hate all technology and I realize that
technology makes my life so much more convenient every day but I wish some
things had never been invented or at least released to the public.
Portable GPS is one of my least favorite
things available for consumer use. It helps people get where they need to go
when they do not know their way. I understand the trouble it saves some people
but I honestly believe that it creates bigger problems than the ones it solves.
GPS can be very useful if trying to find your way in a strange city but should
not be used to find your way to the grocery store. I know people who do not
know how to navigate their own neighborhood because they have become dependent
on the device to get them to even the easiest locations to find. People have
started to lose the ability to successfully navigate the world that they live
in and rely solely on technology. I believe that someone should at least be
able to find their way home no matter where they are. I still use paper maps if
I do not know where I am going.
Smart phones are one of the worst
inventions of all time. No more are the days of sitting around with your
friends and arguing about mundane facts. Somebody always has to be the dick
that pulls out their iphone and ends all the fun. Also people have become
attached to their phones wherever they are. With people texting, tweeting,
facebooking, and searching the internet on their phones, the roads are
terrifying. I have a flip phone and have used GPS once, with disastrous
results. I hate when I find myself texting and prefer talking on the phone.
With all the convenience of
technology today I honestly believe people have gotten lazier. The more
technology does, the less we have to do, the less we have to use our brains,
and the less we know about the world. I really am not trying to say anything
against people who use this technology but I think it is something to think
about. I would hate to see the world get to a point where we start to lose
capabilities. If you have ever seen the movie Idiocracy, you know what I am
talking about. It is a bit extreme, but brings up a valid point.
(Just to be clear, this is just how
my mind works. I do not take this seriously. I am not a nut.)
i hate being behind someone using their phone and driving, whenever this happens to me im ready to bitch at them when i get beside them or call my insurance company
ReplyDeleteDo you think that we are really using our brains less, or do you think that we are using our brains differently? And in terms of laziness, do you think that the counter argument could be made? That is, with technology being so pervasive, we have become, for lack of a better term, slaves to it. We have to communicate more and in many ways with short notice. If anything, you could argue that there is more to do know than before.
ReplyDeleteOh I definitely agree that there is a valid counter argument. We are constantly changing our culture around technology. I just think that as a culture we should not get too far into the dependence on technology. Like the GPS, we should still be able to figure out where we are going
ReplyDeleteWhoa whoa, I work with the people who come up with new ideas and such to make life a little bit easier. GPS is a great tool it helps you out of difficult situations and you can find new stuff some GPS devices can help you find random restaurants that you might never know about or lowest price on gas station. The smartphone I think not everyone needs them they use about 5% of what that phone can do. The smartphone instead of being a phone it has become a sort of accessory or status symbol for some. In the hands of a developer though the smartphone is a lifeline it helps manage and keep track of ongoing projects and emails you can't live without email in a cooperate environment nowadays. I still use my smartphone to remote into my work computer sometimes to make small changes to code over the cell signal.
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