Has It Gone Too Far?

Has society become to dependent? Has society forgotten how to function on its own?

The creation of the internet is one of the greatest technological advances this world has ever seen. It was such an amazing development that it was welcomed with open arms. But was that the right thing to do? Should society have been a little more careful when integrating the web into the lives of nearly every individual in North America? In this blogger's opinion, yes, society should have been more cautious.


Possibly the most affected age group is the current teenage generation. every teenager now-a-days cannot be found without a cell phone that connects to the web. Their eyes are glued to the small screens and their fingers are drawn to the multiple buttons. Texting, tweeting, blogging, and status updates have become the new form of communication. People say they prefer it because they claim it to be faster and more convenient. But in reality, while this may be true on some level, people opt to converse over the internet because it provides the opportunity to have a conversation without having to deal with the confrontation side of it. But how is this a way to communicate? This generation is cutting themselves off from the outside world and emerging themselves into one of fantasy without even knowing it.


This occurrence raises more than one problem. For one thing, basic communication skills are becoming nonexistent. Instead of expressing actual feelings or emotions, emoticons are how people convey their tone and reactions.This revelation is turning what could and should be responsive conversations into computerized banter. Secondly education has been forced to take a backseat. Grades are less valued because having a technological social life has become more rewarding. However in reality, the instantaneous satisfaction one gets when participating in this kind of social life is "fake". One cannot actually obtain happiness by receiving an instant message. People don't realize that when working hard and striving for something meaningful, true and lasting happiness is not to far away. These issues are only the first of a long list of problems that have yet to be solved or noticed for that matter.


So does this mean that its too late for society to make a come back? No its not. It is never too late for a community to become a real community again. Whether people want to believe it or not there is still hope. We could change back to what we used to be or we could continue to move on and morph into something that incorporates both technology and older traditions.