Reflection

Reflecting on Assignment #1 has opened my eyes to not only the positives of technology, but the negatives as well. Many of my sources focus on the negative effects of technology such as cyber bullying, less face-to-face communication, and the lack of thinking that comes with technology. In my first article, “Technology and Society” by Karehka, she says, “Technology by itself is not harmful to the society, but the way society uses technology to achieve specific goals is what results into negative impacts of technology on the society.” This quote stood out to me because it is like anything else in life, nothing is truly bad unless someone makes it bad. Technology can be extremely beneficial to society, but the way society uses technology is what can make it negative.

For example, cyber bullying comes from technology, which is a negative effect, but it is not technologies fault people cyberbully. The only thing technology does to contribute to cyberbullying  is it gives the people the resource to cyber bully. Another example is texting and driving. Technology allows people to text and drive, but if it the person’s choice if they choose to use technology in this harmful way.

My second source was very interesting to me, technology is always changing, even when people are content just the way it is. The new iPhone X is already being discontinued due to technical problems. The previous iPhone worked just fine, but apple felt the need to make a newer, “better” phone, which ended in disaster. This example of technology changing reminded me of the quote “The grass isn’t always greener on the other side.” Technology keeps changing but it seems to be changing for the worse, not the better.

My third source was something very relatable to me, cyber bullying. The video I watched shows how common cyber bullying is, because it is so easy for people to hide behind a computer screen and anonymously bully someone. I see cyber bullying occur way to often, and it doesn’t seem to be going away, because technology is not going away.