Impact Of Technology On Teenagers

"Technology at school? Of course not!" exclaimed my mother. Multiple factors have changed the way of life between young teenagers back in 1980 and young teenagers now. Some of which are the type of food, education, fashion, music and probably the most important, technology. As I interviewed my mother, I learned how different her teenage life was from mine. Many people consider current teenage lives easier because all these factors seem to be favorable; however, it does not have always a positive impact in our lives.

Today, we eat, have dinner and even sometimes have breakfast with our friends. Various times I have eaten at a fast food restaurant with some of my fellows. I personally have a very good time; we usually gossip about new posts on social media other people have shared. We usually eat lots of candy, like for example chips,

But why has it become so extremely important to follow all these trends and wear clothes from this brands? Today, everyone tends to follow fashion trends no matter how expensive or unreasonable they are. Like for instance, getting your teeth palettes separate became a very fashionable trend. Beautiful models and even some young girls decided to do the same. Unfortunately for them, this trend lasted for a short term; all of those who did separate their teeth did not only loose their time but also their money. Mainly due to social media, girls feel pressured and as a result do and follow unreasonable trends. In contrast, fashion trends back then were much less aggressive and probably more reasonable. “Having curly hair, dying your hair blond, wearing Levis pants, wearing a handkerchief and a pair of Adidas shoes,” my mother said were some examples of the fashion trends young teens used to follow. Wearing jewelry and expensive clothes was very rare, and few teens even wished for