I woke up and very soon realized how much technology impacted my life, I didn't realize it but I check Facebook every chance I don't have anything to do. The first thing I did when I opened my eyes was check my phone to see if I had any text messages, after that I went straight to my newsfeed and looked at status updates that my friends posted. After five minutes spent on that I began my day by getting ready for school, meanwhile I had music playing on my television with the music channel. Driving to school I again was listening to music on the radio, and again checked my newsfeed as soon as I got out of my car and was walking to my class, believe it or not there was new posts between that short period of time. I was on my phone replying to text messages and checking my email along with frequent newsfeed checks constantly until my first class started, but as soon as it was over my hands went back to my phone. Then I took a trip to the computer lab at my college to catch up on some homework, I finished my math assignment as soon as I could only to return again to Facebook before entering my next class.
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It was pretty much a pattern from there, any free time I had I was checking my Facebook's newsfeed and texting, while having my head phones plugged in and listening to music. This might all seem and sound very bad, but I feel that I have control over my mind to know when its appropriate for that behavior, when I drive, in a lecture or when someone is speaking to me I turn my attention away from my tech and focus on whats going on, then when it comes to the time where I'm sitting there all alone with nothing to do I'll whip put my phone and fidget with it. Its weird because when I feel awkward in a crowd of people, or nervous I tend to take out my phone, unlock it, and simply swipe the pages from left to right (take note that I have an iPhone). Even if I have no notifications to look at or messages to respond to I still take it out to give my fingers something to do. Technology does play a huge part in my daily life by entertaining me, helping me in a awkward situation, doing some homework, communicating with friends and family and by simply watching t.v or listening to the radio. But it doesn't control me, I know some people that are being spoken to and they have their head phones on and texting someone while being spoken to, I know people who can't simply wait to text back after they are done driving, people who in class can't control themselves and check their phones. Technology, in my viewpoint, isn't bad or harmful; yes it has the potential to cause harm but it isn't dangerous on its own it needs someone to transform it into a weapon. Something like a cancer or an earthquake can be labeled harmful because we have no control over it, its it's own dangerous situation. But technology is handled and manipulated by humans. If the human has self control and the knowledge of right and wrong they can use it without damage. Like Uncle Ben told Peter in Spider-Man, "With great power, comes great responsibility."
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