Terrifying Technology

Remember the days when if you wanted to change the channel on the TV you actually had to get up off your ass to change it. Or the days when cell phones were the size of your head, and weighed about as much as a brick! The advancement in technology has grown in leaps and bounds in the last decade, and will likely continue to do so. We may be getting to a point where some of us are beginning to rely too heavily on technology. Relying this much on technology could prove to be detrimental to our health.

Many people say that the recent advancements in technology have changed man kind for the better, and in most cases they are probably right. Google now let’s us find answers to any question we may have, cell phones enable us to call help when in need, and robotics has made all kinds of production much more efficient. These are all the good things that technology has done for us, but let’s take a look at some of the bad things it has brought us.

Obesity

In the year 2000 about 15 percent of Americans could be considered obese, in just 10 years that amount has doubled. In the year 2010 over 30 percent of Americans can be considered obese. Many people say that the growing numbers of fast food chains, and lack of extra curricular activities in schools is to blame. Yes, we are eating a lot more fast food then we used to, but that is not the only thing causing us to be obese. Technology is very much a part of this as well. TV, the internet, and gaming consoles, especially gaming consoles have caused us to become lazy. Everyone is stuck inside fighting aliens and living simulated lives instead of living their own! This is a major problem between us and technology today, but not the only one.

Texting

Over the past couple years texting has evolved greatly. We can now send pictures and videos on our phones. There are phones being designed specifically to send texts faster then any other phones, and scientists reckon that within the next year or so we will be able to send texts using only our mind! Now we are getting into some creepy futuristic movie stuff! Texting used to be a simple way to let people know short messages such as what time supper will be, or when you’ll be home, things like that. It has now evolved into something much more. People don’t communicate orally anymore. There are teens in the world right now that all they do, all day long is text. In school, at home, in bed, hell with waterproof phones now you can even text in the shower! If this continues then hundreds of years from now we may not even remember how to talk! Right now there are couples that literally never speak to each other. They use texting and other electronic communication to talk. The worst thing of all about texting is that it has become deadly. Over 1000 people per year die from texting and driving….