So what I thought I was going to tweet about would reveal my discomfort with using Twitter and technology in general.
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Is keeping up with technology worth it? |
I wasn't prepared for what's lying beneath the surface and am not sure I've completely pealed back all the layers, but I'm getting there.
I don’t hate technology. I now realize that I am afraid of it.
I know that I do not fully understand all the capabilities of it and have heard horror stories of people having their identity stolen and have heard how you have to be careful what you say and do “on-line” because once it hits the internet, it’s on there forever. Can people “hack-into” old comments and conversations I had “on-line” and use that information to hurt me? – I think so… These public mediums also allow the government and other entities access to your thoughts and opinions, which gives them the power to analyze and manipulate you.
See what I wrote about on my wordpress site http://wizkidzblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/03/115/
People feel more connected to others via technology than they do face to face. (now that is insane)
Do they feel safer on the computer?
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I can see how they would feel safer, physically, but I believe that they are hurting themselves more, for reasons already mentioned and described in my blog.
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Avoid Technology VS
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Use Technology
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I am uncomfortable using technology to communicate because I feel that it leads to a disconnect between people.
A balance must be found
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The argument is that social media allows people to stay connected.
When you consider that people have the ability to instantly show wedding or baby pictures and other experiences to family and friends that are scattered across the globe. It’s like one huge conversation and everyone has the opportunity to comment and a turn to speak, even if it’s all at the same time, because the comments will pop-up in chronological order for all to “hear."
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The flip side is that people spend so much time on the computer or on their phones that they lose the ability to interact face to face. People go to lunch or dinner and they hardly talk to each other.
You pass by people in the school hallway or on campus and very few make eye contact and even fewer, if any, smile, nod or actually speak to you.
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