Final Post

 Technology

Technology through the ages has had a massive impact on our society as a whole, there are some days now that I would always go back and think about where we would be without technology in our lives, wondering what the world would be like and how far people would advance without technology. Today, society as we know heavily relies on technology and depends on it for almost all of our basic needs in life. From using technology for basic needs or to help do jobs for us. However, with the introduction of technology, not only have their been some great additions in our lives but there have also been some negative affects as well. 

Positives

With the everyday use of technology, there are many positives that come with using technology in our lives. Firstly, technology gives entertainment to people everywhere, letting every day be different and more enjoyable than the previous. It also helps give people a more creative way of thinking by eliminating repetition in our lives. I would know since I am always online playing games, but every day is different from the previous one and the experience is always different. Another benefit is that it gives us the ability to create more equality in or society. What I mean by this is that because of technology, people who are disabled or who have speaking problems are now able to communicate with others instead of having to live with disabilities. Also because of technology, knowledge is more worldwide in our society rather than mainly fir higher class people. It has also helped with better understanding literature and mathematics because of these technological advances. For example, when I write essays or even blogposts such as these for classes, technology always helps me with writing and formulating properly with the usage of an editor tool in Word. Also just built into some writing websites, the coding within the writing program itself helps identify mistakes and errors in or writing to let us know that we should fix those mistakes. These have already drastically helped improved not only my writing but I'm sure many other people's writing as well. 

Along with these benefits, other benefits that technology has given us include a better way to manage money, better ways to track time, better ways to save time, better ways to communicate and even more. Because of technology, it has allowed us to connect with other people and also has allowed us to be able to have more creative ways of thinking in our society. Innovations and inspirations these days all come from technology. However, with that being said, we shouldn't take technology for granted because there are also a lot of ways that technology can negatively impact us.

Negatives

With the usage of technology in our society, there can also be some repercussions to using technology every day in our lives. One of the biggest issues with technology is the addiction to it that people have. Some questions that you should be asking yourself for whether you have an addiction to technology are questions like "Can I reach my device right now without moving" or "Am I constantly immersed in time-bound environments" and especially "Is my relationship with tech harming my well-being". These questions can help us get a better understanding of where we are as people with technology. 

Some mental affects that technology can have on a person can include isolation, depression, and anxiety. Isolation occurs with many people that are highly active on social media, this is because instead of people interacting with others in the real world, they would rather instead talk to people on social media or other similar apps which can lead to isolation in their lives. Now depression and anxiety were also big factors when it came to impacts on people because of technology. According to the authors of a 2016 systematic review, disorders such as depression and anxiety are highly affected by social environments where people are either being judgmental and the way they think can be more self-centered. Basically, if someone starts getting a lot of hate online in society, it can lead to depressive symptoms and can cause negative emotions an anxiety in their mental state.