The other side of technology
Technology has always been present in our lives, since the origins of civilization, it has been a promoter of social change, just as society has been a promoter of the creation of new technology. So it has been a symbiotic relationship, in which in general terms society has benefited greatly. Well, it has been a permanent evolution in terms of the search for comfort.
With the pandemic, technology has managed to be increasingly present in homes, and especially social networks and online games as a gateway to what is fun and entertainment has managed to occupy a predominant place in people's activities.
However, for an adult, who has studied, worked, among other things that correspond to the adult's life to use his time for such purposes (social networks) is very different from a child having access to this.
Recently I have been reading about the harmful effects that the excessive- use of technology has on children, and it goes far beyond what I could think at first. I would like to mention some of these negative effects below:
Physically it has serious consequences: red eyes, due to permanent exposure to the computer or cell phone. This has detrimental effects on the eyes, it irritates them a lot, which causes them to become red, due to a local inflammatory process. This in turn causes constant blinking.
Depending on the position they acquire when handling the technology, they could even generate some disorders in the spine, in case they have a posture mesh. But, this is not all.
Also at school level it has its effects, because they stop paying attention to their studies, since they dedicate hours to online activities, leaving aside their school activities and lowering their performance.
On the other hand, the fact that they do not socialize with other people live, they do not interact with other children in person, means that there is no proper development of socialization skills, i.e., assertive communication is not developed as it should be.
It would seem that we can only say bad things about technology, but in reality it is not so, because if it were not for its evolution we would not be sharing content through this platform. The problem is when there is no control over the time dedicated to it, and if we neglect our real responsibilities.
I particularly agree with the fact that children should have contact with technology, but as long as everything is in balance, that's when the work of parents becomes more transcendental.
Thank you very much for reading my post.
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Greetings @josevas217, certainly technology is not perfect and has its disadvantages, but if we place in a balance the positive and the negative without a doubt there are more positive things that it has given us for the benefit of humanity than not.
I agree, like everything, it always has its good points and others not so much. In this case it is more the good than the bad.
hello @josevas217,
technology is a tool and everything will depend on how we use it, a gun in the hands of a child represents a danger, but in the hands of a responsible person it can save lives. i think the bad thing about technology is that at the moment it is used as a weapon to destroy the culture of a nation, i.e. one nation fights to destroy another nation by using technology to destroy its culture.
It has multiple uses, of course, the best thing is to always look for the use towards the best use.
Hello @josevas217, I have many things to say about the other side of technology, one of them is about the physical consequences such as serious ailments in my right arm due to the prolonged time I spend using my desktop computer and the discomfort in my eyes that I feel from the prolonged exposure to the monitor, these aspects are common and I hope that technology and medical science find an alternative to mitigate these ailments because technology is a fundamental part of the lives of many people and will be for many years to come.
Yes, this is a clear example of what we can have as a consequence of the excessive use of technology. I also hope that soon all these evils it produces will not be the reality.
Technology is good and bad both for us provided how we take it further and how we decide to use it for our betterment. It's obvious that everything cannot have all the good side of it so we need to be careful and use the good side but at the same time we also need to avoid using things in such a way that can harm. Nice post
There is no doubt that technological tools have become indispensable for human beings, when they are well used they make things easier for us, which is their purpose, but when we abuse them problems arise, a computer is a great working tool, but when we spend many hours in front of a screen, for work and leisure, we begin to suffer from health problems. So there should always be a balance in the use of technology.
hi @josevas217
It is a reality that technology has its negative points, or rather people use it incorrectly, such as: parents who do not attend to their children give technological devices from a very young age and end up with problems of attention or behavior and sometimes with obsession for technology, I think that technology in general is good, but we give it an indevido use.
Greetings @ josevas217
Technology as you mentioned in recent years has become more present in our homes for better and for worse. It is very important that children interact with technology but it is determinaste that parents can supervise, their time, pages. to do in an effective use and that does not damage their health and distract them from their education.
Thank you very much for sharing
Yes, that's why I emphasize the point that more responsibility has now been added to the parents. But, it is necessary for children to be in contact with technology, to be able to keep up with modern advances, but always with supervision and control.
Great explanation.
Thank you
Hello my friend! I liked your post, I agree that technology should be used in the right way to avoid damaging health, especially in children who are the most vulnerable. Blessings!
The vulnerability of children is what exposes them to so many things, therefore, they must be even more protected. Thank you for commenting.