#technologyoverdose

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“Literacy, the ability to read and write, is our key tool to interpret and communicate information effectively and we must have the capacity to apply these skills to our daily lives and interactions. Social media and text messages are consistently associated with the use of informal written communication techniques, along with formatting problems, and grammatical errors.” -Alexia Badillo (Pg. 2)

Albert Einstein was right when he said he “feared the day technology would surpass our human interaction because we would have a generation of idiots.” It almost feels as we are overdosing in technology; seeking the newest apps, the newest gadgets, the dumbest videos all while jeopardizing our human ability to interact. We have for the most part forgotten what its like to carry a conversation over dinner with family or friends or to talk to your loved one about your day. Instead we are always on our phones on social media trying to learn the new trending slang word or the newest gossip. We are mostly with our noses or brains stuck in a gadget to use our brain to learn to new things or be polite to our humankind.

[edithzlove-blog]

“We are the future and how are we going to succeed if we cannot communicate properly.” - Alexia Badillo (pg. 3)

Alexia states that if there is a lack of communication between humans we will fail as a race. If we are not all speaking properly or at the same intellectual level our society can suffer greatly because while some of us might think we are coming across one way to our peers they might interpret it differently and can open us up failure.

[edithzlove-blog]

“We get so caught up in our "tech talk" which limits our written and communication skills. The transition from text talk to proper English becomes challenging because we are constantly on our phones and sometimes we don't realize and use our text talk on paper. We as students, if you're anything like me, have difficultly going from informal to formal writing.” - Alexia Badillo (pg. 3)

Our human intellect is declining due to our inclination to consistently participate in social media and technology that feed our brain useless information keeping us from actually learning causing a decline in human intelligence. The very language that helps us communicate and express ourselves to each other is suffering because we have learned to make education less of a priority than the funny video or the new slang. Desensitizing our human ability to communicate with each other is leaving us in a position where human interaction will no longer be needed and exposes us to become a civilization of nonexistent personalities just bodies, or shells of what we once used to be.