Technology is taking over our lives

Slowly but surely, technology has taken over our lives. There are many things we do that does require the use of technology and it is the primary tool we use to communicate to one another or most importantly learn. On the bright side, although we use technology so much more than we realize, it has made our lives much easier. We cannot allow our gadgets to take over our lives though. We must find balance between using technology and living lives that are not based solely on technology. The excessive use of technology has slowed down the human development in some humans and our social skills are not as great. We have forgotten how to communicate to one another on a personal level without having to use our text messages, facebooks, twitters and even instagram. These platforms have led us to forget intimacy with one another and we have been sucked up on this world that is not so real anymore. We have also been so absorbed with our gadgets that we forget the outside world and what’s going on around us. That’s where the danger comes in. World events are not discussed personally anymore and are argued through technology which doesn’t make it so intimate. We have to find equilibrium with technology because even our personalities have been missunderstood because text messages and dm’s do not allow the real us to be shown as the person on the other hand might perceive us different then we really are.