Changes In Technology

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Changes in Technology Times are changing quickly. New technology is always developing, and it can seem hard sometimes to keep up with it. Well just imagine how older generations and your parents feel trying to get used to a world that is so different from the one they knew as a child and through their young adult life. Between technology and social changes they feel as though they are living in a new world. When talking to my parents they discussed how things have changed since they were young. When my parents were young they had a television, but not as we know it. The television was not on all day. It was only on when a show aired and then the screen went black. There were not a lot of channels or shows for that matter. There was no such thing as a video game or a microwave. Children did not sit in front of the TV all day. They were out getting exercise and socializing with their friends. There were no frozen dinners. Meals were made from scratch and families ate all together. These days kids sit in front of the TV all day playing video games and channel surfing. Meals are no longer a time for the family to sit down and enjoy each other's company. Its grab what you can on the go. I believe that is why there is so much obesity in the country now then ever before. One form of technology that my parents cant live without is their cell phone. They recently purchased one about three years ago and now they can't live without it. Although they are not too familiar with text messaging and searching the web they still don't want to function anymore with out their cell phone. It is too convenient to be able to call someone no matter where you are or what you are doing. In Richard Florida's "The Transformation of Everyday Life" he states that "Many say that we now live in an "information" economy or a "knowledge" economy." (305). I believe this is
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