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Mitran Vasile Florinel

Cls. a-VII-a

Science and technology : friends or foes ?

I think that technology is amazing. The latest technological advances have so much possibilities
and potential that it could change our lives drastically. It terms of social media, technology already has
changed so much about the common forms of communication and interaction between human
beings.Often times, I consider deleting my Facebook because I feel that it can be a huge waste of time.
Today it seems like I am surrounded by people who update their status every hour of the day and although
I can appreciate technology as much as any other person, I have to ask the question, am I the only one that
sees the negative effects?
Technology has "sped up life". We can find answers to questions faster and we can get things
done more efficiently. It is true that this is a great advancement in today's world, but can't it also be said
that it is making us lazier too? We as humans are thinkers and dreamers and I understand that technology
can be seen as humans being more efficient, but I can't help but see it as us using technology so it can
think for us. The more that technology evolves, the less we have to do as humans. I see this making us
lazier overall and I think it is really affecting our social lives.
Many people say that Facebook is a great tool to keep in touch with friends but is that really what
we are using it for? To me, keeping in touch means asking someone how they've been and getting an
actual response. Keeping in touch doesn't mean reading their Facebook page and looking through their
pictures without them even knowing. I think it is actually scary how much we can know about a person
without ever even speaking to them.
I am not saying that everything about Facebook is bad. That is why I still have mine. It is a fun
way to communicate with your friends, but all 784 of them? Most of the "friends" we have on Facebook
aren't even our friends. Why can't we just pick up the phone and give someone a call that we haven't
talked to in a while? I am sure the majority of us don't even have most of our Facebook friends numbers.
I worry that all of this technology that makes it so easy for us to communicate with one another
is actually making us socially awkward. We are starting to get used to things coming easy to us and not
having to do much ourselves including communicating. It is much easier to say hi to a stranger in a
message than physically walking up to someone to introduce yourself. I worry for the younger
generations because they are growing up in a world where this kind of technology is all they know. We
shouldn't just experience life over the internet, we should be able to appreciate the simplicity of life and
how enjoyable it is even without technology.