Ponderings

I have always heard that my generation is so incredibly lucky because of the amount of technology we have and how easy it makes our lives. I can't say that I necessarily disagree with this, but it is not all sunshine and rainbows, as other generations may believe. With this surge of technological innovation, comes not only the benefits, but also many consequences as we become more and more dependent on our cell phones, TVs, computers and various other gadgets.

I will never argue with the fact that technology has made our lives easier. I can't even imagine writing a paper without the internet as a resource. I can't believe people were able to make long distance relationships last without text messaging and video chat. I don't know how people found their way anywhere without Mapquest or navigation systems. The thought of sitting with a map and plotting out a route just seems ridiculous. Yes, technology has made our live easier, but has it made life too easy?

What would happen if we no longer had the internet to look up every question we had? How would we self-diagnose ourselves? How would we look up those lyrics that we can't understand in our favorite songs? Would our generation be able to go to a library and find enough information to write a paper? Would we be able to handle going even a month without TV or our cell phones? I can't help but wonder whether we have become too used to the ease of living life with technology. I question if we have forgotten how to do things without using shortcuts. I am not sure we still have the skills necessary for survival without this mass amount of technology.

Is it possible that we have actually become addicted to the technology???