Technology is almost
completely necessary in today’s society. Computers, smartphones, and
televisions have all but taken over our lives. Many of us are glued to the
television as we watch our favorite football team score an 80 yard touchdown.
Others are on their computers playing the latest Final Fantasy game. A majority
of teens are on their smartphones looking at social media posts from their
friends and colleagues. Some might even say that technology has become an
addiction. I am aware that even I who has strayed away from Instagram, has almost
nonstop used Twitter and Snapchat to keep in touch with friends from my past.
In my free time, I talk to friends on Skype and play games with them in order
to keep in touch. Technology is a wonder and a curse at the same time, for I am
not getting out to meet as many people as I can even though I am getting involved in clubs and doing
intramural volleyball.
With this, I propose for the next few weeks, to not take
part in any form of social media nor play any type of video game with my
friends from back home and at tech. The latter will probably be harder than the
formal, but it is a test worth attempting. Some friends of mine back home lived
without any internet because they could not receive coverage in their area.
Hopefully, I can get tips from them on how they managed to not communicate with
friends for months through social media. I will have to find a way to lock some
of my apps if I fail, so that I can’t get to them easily. I will continue to
use the internet for school work and occasionally when the Broncos play, but
other than that, it will be locked down tight. At first, I will attempt to ignore
all social media sites. I will still be able to call and text, however I will
not be able to play the apps that I have on my phone nor look at what my
friends are up to. This will be a complex test, but it is something that many
teens and even adults are struggling to manage with work and school. Hopefully,
this will allow others to see that social media and video games are not “necessary”
for our day to day lives.
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