In 2006 a survey by Virgin Mobile found 3.8 million people in Britain complained of injuries from text messaging according to Sydney Morning Herald. Some people tend to go through mood swings if they are without their phone. Others suffer so badly that they lose track of time and forget to eat and sleep warns a leading psychiatrist from a article . fTexting is something that can be used pretty effortlessly. Many people find texting a way to avoid a face to face conversation rather than going through anxiety.
With technology that runs the life’s of millions, and the constant need to obtain anything and everything without a price, Lao-Tzu would hang his head in shock at the life we have grown so quick to know. There are places in the government and in the life of today that Lao-Tzu would think inadequate for living; however, we must look at what in our life meets his guidelines as well. Modern American society is not perfect. The ways of the world have changed since 6th century BC and life has become much more complicated all the while striving to make things simpler. The way technology has driven the last half of a century has changed life astronomically.
The only time a majority of people use it is if their iPod or music enabled cell phone has died. And the fact that the internet makes almost everything available at one’s fingertips, going outside is practically archaic. And using a phone to call someone? One would almost be shocked if someone had a charge on their cell phone bill for making too many phone calls. “Now, we can logon to our favorite Internet chat client or call her on our Internet phone and talk to mom everyday” (nationalbusiness.org) The technology that people have within their grasp has completely changed the way the world works.
Surveys show that teens rely on naps to make them more refreshed. You should only take at the maximum a 45 minute nap anything more than that disrupts your biological clock and this is what causes you to wake up angry or irritable from a nap. Other factors also play a role in getting good night’s sleep. For example, caffeine plays a huge part in not getting any sleep, 31% of adolescents surveyed said that they cannot sleep after drinking a caffeine drink before bed. Technology also has a huge role in not getting to sleep.
Media is causing us to do things without us knowing. The latest trend on media was the ALS ice bucket challenge. There were those the completed the challenge that understood the cause, there were those who donated, then there were those that did it just because everyone else was. Without taking the time to really think, theres gonna be much more followers than leaders. We need to lessen the social media use and start using our time to think and improve this world.
1st example is direct peer pressure, which can be related to bullying. This could become quite serious, when people are bullied into doing something they don’t want to do. 2nd Example is Indirect peer pressure, which is usually happens over social media websites. This can become quite serious, when people are being pressurized or made to become a treat of other people’s actions. The positive effects of peer pressure, can be that peer pressure can persuade you not to continue to smoke or drink.
There are ordinary people of society, only with special care needs. One of the most common known drug out there to help in controlling these conditions is Ritalin. Ritalin has had some successful stories, but there are other stories of how people would take their children off the drug due to the side effects and differences they noticed in their children after a long period of time. According to The American Psychological Association, a Dr. Peter Jensen conducted a period of trials on children to see if the medication actually worked and how well it worked. It came back a year later that only 60% of these children that were treated were successful, while the rest failed, but it is stated that this medication is not for everyone and does have severe side effects.
Shirky starts by revealing the case about how our new technology has enabled amateurs to make a large number of average grade information and products, lowering our levels of what is considered acceptable. Shirky then provides horrid predictions of the future caused by the collapse of culture. He adds that these fears are actually true and have been around for a long period of time, proving this claim through historical references of the Guttenberg’s press and the Protestant reformation. Shirky shifts to focus on the importance of the innovations that occur after: the new norms are increasingly made the “intellectual output” of society. In the article Shirky establishes the point that we are now going through a similar growth in our publishing capability as we had in our past.
“The most horrifying consequence of scientific and technological advancement is that the average citizen would face a significant loss of privacy and personal freedom.” Discuss. Life is but a journey of advancement. Humankind has evolved drastically since the beginning of time, new eras have bought with it newly profound knowledge. Society has evolved from periods of utilizing sticks and stones to present flashy gadgets and technology. As the years progress, we have begun to understand the functioning of our bodies and the world in which we live.
Issues with Social Interaction Today in Society “The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood.” Ralph Nichols Social interaction is a key part of society and is something that is slipping away little by little as time passes. When thinking about reasons why social interaction is slipping away the first thing that comes to mind is advances in technology. Everybody today in society uses some type of technology, whether it is television, cell phones or internet (social media sites, email, etc. ), and without these forms of technology, people wouldn’t know what to do. Just in the past decade the increase in technology advances and the decrease on social interaction is tremendous.