Why People Become Dependent On Technology

Technology is all around us, with our smartphones, our home devices and even our cars. We can call our families and friends while driving without even picking up the phone and technology has been proven to be faster and safer for people's’ convenience. Almost everything is available to us only a voice command away. Daily Mail, the UK’s second biggest selling newspaper states that the average human spends more time on electronics such as smartphones or laptops than sleeping; the average time being eight hours and 41 minutes, 20 minutes longer than the average night’s sleep. Even though a good night’s sleep is important to a healthy lifestyle, the urgency of a text or new email is enough to awake the sleeping person. However, new technology is

The NewsTimes has an article that only consists of pictures from 2013 when the new IPhone 5S and 5C were being released at an Apple store in New York City. Some descriptions said that some people camped out for 2 weeks to be in front and center for the opening of the store, many people took the opportunity to try out the new smartphone before buying it, and one young man jumped for joy as he came out of the Apple store with a new IPhone 5S. So clearly, the new technology made people happy and it shows that people are willing to pay any price for the newest technology available. One example would be the newest IPhone, the IPhone X which sold in stores on the third of October 2017. Time Magazine has a story which focuses on not only how expensive the IPhone X is, but also how people should not just focus on the new IPhone X, but the new IPhone 8 as well which was released on September 8th. The difference between the two phones were slim. The IPhone X is 40% more expensive than the 8, has a 5.8 inch screen compared to the 8 which has a 4.7 screen; however, one of the biggest complaints with the IPhone X is that the phone does not have a home screen while the 8 does. The 8, coming in at $699 and the X at $999 are the most expensive

When people like things such as a favorite food or color, they’re more likely to eat/wear that thing more often. Same thing goes for technology. In one of Ray Bradbury’s short stories called The Pedestrian, a man is taking a walk in 2050 during the nighttime when he is stopped by the police. He thinks about the decreased crime in the city, so only one police car is needed. But when he was asked questions by the police, it is seen that there is no driver, only a self-driving car. Many stories and movies brings the idea of a self-driving car and as of 2017, it has become a reality. The fact that humans are not needed and rely solely on technology brings up the movie called Wall-E. In Wall-E, humans had destroyed planet Earth and were forced to live in space until Earth had been repaired. For thousands of years, humans had to rely on technology to live to the point where humans were dependent on technology to live. They simply lived in chairs with anything their heart desired only the press of a button away. Humans in the movie Wall-E are a look into the future for real life. With new technology and smartphones being developed, it becomes easier for humans to live because anything people need to know they can ask on the internet instead of human conversation, and with fast answers, it makes the internet and technology look more desirable than looking up the answer in a