by Ricky Huynh
Before technological advancements, life used to be challenging whenever people wanted to communicate; they would meet people face to face, and had more privacy.
Due to technology entering many people’s lives, they have become lazy and now stay at home instead of going out to the real world. For example, people, especially streamers on Twitch, spend hours on their computers playing games instead of going out.
Technology nowadays is very convenient due to the fact that companies such as Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft are coming up with many spectacular new features and improved specifications every year such as: split screen, which allows you to use 2 apps at the same time, S Pen, which is great for people who are artistic, and specifications such as higher RAM for multitasking. However, adults are so into their phones that they have forgotten about their safety. Based on an research and interview, I have reasons to believe that technology has impacted adults in many bad ways.
Michelle Nguyen, who is 55 years old, Linh Nguyen, 27 years old, and about 6 others who were surveyed said that they have seen how technology can impact adults in many bad ways.
For example, Michelle Nguyen stated that, “Using technology can cause car accidents due to people using phones while driving.”
This example proves that technology can impact adults because using your phone or any electronic while driving is illegal and you can be fined for that. Many people know that and still use it without knowing the consequences, such as getting yourself killed or injured and same to others around you as well.
Not only do phones cause car accidents, but people can also hear what you are saying due to the phone having a mic which makes us have less privacy, according to Linh Nguyen. Applications such as Facebook, messenger, Siri, Google Assistant and many more, are all apps that can listen to your conversation. Due to listening to our conversation, they will post ads on our Facebook page to advertise us on what they been hearing. As a result, people should be careful and not talk about anything important because our conversations can be heard.
Lastly, another way technology can impact adults is by preventing them from the outside world. For example, some adults around the age of 22 are so addicted to games that they sit for hours and don’t go outside. As a result of playing too much games, a lot of problems can develop, such as losing relationships towards other people, poor physical performance, and health problems.
In the article, "The Negative Effects of Video Game Addiction," Drea Christopher stated that, “If your child spends all of his free time playing video games and skips meals or loses sleep because of excessive game play, a video game addiction can negatively impact his health.”
This example shows that playing too much video games are bad for you because it can cause health problems, one of them being migraines due to long hours of playing nonstop.
In conclusion, phones can affect us in many ways, such as car accidents, less privacy, and making us become lazy. In order to reduce these negative affects, people should stop using their phones for a couple of hours everyday to minimize the risk of becoming a victim.
Due to technology entering many people’s lives, they have become lazy and now stay at home instead of going out to the real world. For example, people, especially streamers on Twitch, spend hours on their computers playing games instead of going out.
Technology nowadays is very convenient due to the fact that companies such as Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft are coming up with many spectacular new features and improved specifications every year such as: split screen, which allows you to use 2 apps at the same time, S Pen, which is great for people who are artistic, and specifications such as higher RAM for multitasking. However, adults are so into their phones that they have forgotten about their safety. Based on an research and interview, I have reasons to believe that technology has impacted adults in many bad ways.
Michelle Nguyen, who is 55 years old, Linh Nguyen, 27 years old, and about 6 others who were surveyed said that they have seen how technology can impact adults in many bad ways.
For example, Michelle Nguyen stated that, “Using technology can cause car accidents due to people using phones while driving.”
This example proves that technology can impact adults because using your phone or any electronic while driving is illegal and you can be fined for that. Many people know that and still use it without knowing the consequences, such as getting yourself killed or injured and same to others around you as well.
Not only do phones cause car accidents, but people can also hear what you are saying due to the phone having a mic which makes us have less privacy, according to Linh Nguyen. Applications such as Facebook, messenger, Siri, Google Assistant and many more, are all apps that can listen to your conversation. Due to listening to our conversation, they will post ads on our Facebook page to advertise us on what they been hearing. As a result, people should be careful and not talk about anything important because our conversations can be heard.
Lastly, another way technology can impact adults is by preventing them from the outside world. For example, some adults around the age of 22 are so addicted to games that they sit for hours and don’t go outside. As a result of playing too much games, a lot of problems can develop, such as losing relationships towards other people, poor physical performance, and health problems.
In the article, "The Negative Effects of Video Game Addiction," Drea Christopher stated that, “If your child spends all of his free time playing video games and skips meals or loses sleep because of excessive game play, a video game addiction can negatively impact his health.”
This example shows that playing too much video games are bad for you because it can cause health problems, one of them being migraines due to long hours of playing nonstop.
In conclusion, phones can affect us in many ways, such as car accidents, less privacy, and making us become lazy. In order to reduce these negative affects, people should stop using their phones for a couple of hours everyday to minimize the risk of becoming a victim.