in the article orality and literacy by walter ong,  the author talks about how some technology is actually having a negative effect on us. in my opinion, i believe technology is a double edged sword. on one end its good, on the other its bad. technology has expanded our thinking and development as human beings. our advancements allowed us to live longer, express ourselves differently, and even interact with others differently. technology has advanced the world and connected countries to each other, who would otherwise not be connected. we were given technology in its infant form, from print, telegraphs, and telephones. we affirmed our reliance on the various technology by constantly using and developing our technology. we never questioned how technolgy would affect us in a negative way, but we always highlighted the positives. we began to rely to heavily on our modern technology which lessened the strength of our human nature. for example, people use their phones to schedule their days and important information, which i believe made our memory less powerful as we have our phones. television has made us more lazy as we sit in front of it for hours on end learning nothing in the process. social media has lessen our confidence in ourselves as we explore and envy other peoples lives, while being extremely critical of our own. technology in some forms changed the whole human experience. our dependence on technology in our daily live  is similar to a drug, and if somehow someway technology as we know was magically erased, well see a lot of tech heads suffering from withdrawal. Myself included.

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