Technology as we know it has changed the way we
communicate, the way we learn, the way businesses are run, the way we have fun,
etc. Technology has made life convenient and easy, to say the least. The little
device in our hands has become so essential in our lives that it scares us to
think of what might happen if it was taken from us.
There was once a time where we would go out and make
friends in the park or in a café; nowadays we don’t even need to get out of bed
to make friends - Facebook has simplified the whole process for us. Keeping in
touch with our family members are just a video call or email away which will be
sent to them almost instantaneously. We are no longer bound to face to face
interactions and long distance calls which involve time zones and waiting
hours.
Shopping and paying bills have also gone online.
Gone were the days where we would drive to a shopping mall and try on the best t-shirt to buy because now buying the best t-shirt is only a click away and it’ll
be delivered to your door step in a matter of days. Paying your bills are also
a click away with a 3 step verification system. Apps such as Waze and Google
Maps have made it impossible for us to get lost which does not require us to remember
how to get to our friend’s house any more.
Technology has also created a world of entertainment
which does not require us to leave the house at all and occupy our time. We are
now able to play games on our mobile phones and laptop with people from across
the globe, we are able to watch movies from Youtube or Iflix as well as
exercise at home using the Wii.
Search engines such as Google and Yahoo helps us
find the answers to almost everything such as on how to boil an egg or how much
is 2 times 4. It has also made the process of learning easy and convenient, just
quick searches on Google and you have all the answers you need – no need to ask
your mother. This also applies for students; books are practically useless because
the Internet has it all.
It is clear that technology does a have an effect on
the way we do things. A lot of times people take the easy way out because they
can. It has also brought up the fact that it may not just be making peoples’
actions lazy, but that it could be making their brains lazy as well. It has been a concern that not only has technology
made people lazy, but that it has also made our brains lazy. According to Medhurst,
González & Peterson (1990), “The answer is clear: digital technology does
change the way your brain works.” Because everything is done so efficiently,
our brains are only taking in the information we need. It used to be that we
took in everything because we needed to do more work to learn what we needed to
learn.
So, are you lazy?
Medhurst, M., González, A., & Peterson, T.
(1990). Communication & the culture of technology. Pullman, Wash.:
Washington State University Press.
In my viewpoint, I not sure about the others but me myself really lazy especially when come across to the use of technology. Nowadays, technology is really make our life easy and simple. Only with a few click process and internet accessibly, we able to do everything fast and sweet. For example, I always access to WebOpec to renew the book I borrowed from CAIS. Only with few steps, I able to renew the book and not necessary to bring the book to CAIS only for renew purpose. Another example is, when come across to make appointment with lecturer, sometime I want to make sure that the particular lecturer is available in office, I just email them to confirm. But somehow, the development of technology does make me lazy to think in some ways of I, sometimes highly dependent to Google to search for my inquiries. Just a simple key in of some key words, I able to find plenty of information on the search engine but this have makes me lack of motivation to think.
ReplyDeleteMy answer is yes. Technology makes us lazy. It transformed our lives into easier and convenient. Technology played a significant role in our daily lives today. Due to over depending on the technology, the people today are going to be zombie as they seldom to use their brain to think or even rely on the technology to solve problem for them. Google search engine is one of the best technologies that solving problem for the public and provide them all the information they needed.
ReplyDeleteAm I getting lazy? For me, I feel I am not. Technology is just make my life more convenience than past. However, I will not rely perfectly on technology. I choose to read newspaper rather than online news. If there is free, I would like to chit-chat face to face with friends rather than sending Whatsapp. I can feel the sincerity of friends when meets up each other. No doubt, technology has made our life convenience. For instance, as university students, we use social media to discuss assignment. But somehow, there is always some misunderstanding when using technology.
ReplyDeleteWith this, I agree that technology make my life easier but it doesn't make me become lazy than before.
I do agree with the article claiming that technology has undeniably made people's live more convenient and easier.
ReplyDeleteI personally love technology to do things in my daily life. Thanks to the advancement of today's technology, checking price of flight tickets, downloading lecture notes from Morpheus, renewing books from CAIS, discussing group assignments with coursemates, and video calling with family members are all possible for me.
Overall, I personally think that technology somehow makes me lazy because it is undeniable that technology really brings lots of benefits in terms of convenience for me in today's modern era.
In my opinion, this "laziness" only applies to people who depend heavily on technology to complete even the most trivial tasks. I, personally, do not think I am "lazy", because I would prefer to use the word "time-efficient". For tasks that would be more convenient to complete via technology such as paying bills, I would rely on my phone or computer. However, tasks like working out are still best done outdoors, sans technology, and I would still be more inclined to complete them outside the confines of my home.
ReplyDeleteTo me, technology makes my life so much more convenient. It has also, undeniably, made me lazy. If the same task can be done with both technology and manual labour, I would choose to do it technologically. For instance, if I can choose between buying my clothes online or in a mall, I would undeniably buy my clothes online, given that there are no noticeable discrepancies between the two, especially sizes. I cannot imagine driving all the way to town to buy clothes because I do not enjoy shopping very much. In my defense, if the same thing could be done both ways, once way easier than the other, any rational minded person would realise that the easier option is more beneficial, therefore choosing that choice.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with what Janice and Natalie stated above. Once again, it all depends on how we use the advancement of technology. The development of technology today aims to make human's life easier in terms of handling daily routine efficiently. It helps to save time and cost since most of the things can be done simply just by clicking on the digital device. However, people can be defined as lazy when they misuse the advancement of technology. For example, some youths are so lazy that they use texting or phone call to communicate with family even when they are in a same house.
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