Blog Post #2: Response to "Attached to Technology and Paying a Price"

So...not only do I now have a blog, but this is now my second post. Here we go again...

Response to "Attached to Technology and Paying a Price":


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/technology/07brain.html?_r=1

Above is the link to an article that was in The New York Times titled "Attached to Technology and Paying a Price". It is written by Matt Richtel and is a true story about a family that is completely taken over by technology. Quoted from the article,

"That is the tweet that appears on the left-most of Mr. Campbell's array of monitors, which he has expanded to three screens, at times adding a laptop and an iPad. On the left screen, Mr. Campbell follows the tweets of 1,100 people, along with instant messages and group chats. The middle monitor displays a dark field filled with computer code, along with Skype, a service that allows Mr. Campbell to talk to his colleagues, sometimes using video. The monitor on the right keeps e-mail, a calendar, a Web browser and a music player."


Is this really what the world is coming to? Completely obsessed and controlled by technology? Don't get me wrong, I think that having the internet and cell phones is very convenient and a nice luxury to have, and I do have a Facebook, but I would hate to see what would happen if I ended up like Mr. Campbell in the article. I don't think that I could ever multi-task that much and wouldn't want to. It's nice to know that I am not the know of person that has to sit in front of the computer 24/7. I mean, what kind of life would that be? If you are focused on nothing but that screen, or even screens, in front of you, how can you enjoy the life you have? You would never have time to enjoy your family, or do things, like going on vacation and actually relaxing. Is that how you would want to live? I know I don't.

Soon, you would be watching, or more likely standing by while your children and even their children are growing up. Do you want to be apart of those experiences, or simply wake up one day and wonder where your life has gone? Life is too short and too precious to spend it totally engulfed in technology and not actually living it.