Artifact #2

While listening to the video by William Powers and listening to him talk about Hamlet's Blackberry, many things popped into my head.  I realize how "Blackberry" or "smartphone" has become a every day word.  Cell phones and technology are used by almost everybody today and if they aren't, then that person is deemed "disconnected." This term of disconnected was used a lot by Powers and this being because it's very true.  If someone does not use technology every day or have a cell phone or computer, they are missing out on big events. While just about everyone is guilty of using technology so much, there are critics out there who find it ridiculous that technology has just about taken over. Go to a mall or a movie theater and just sit and people watch; chances are you will see just about every teenager on their cell phone and even adults on their cell phones or at least holding it expecting something to come in.  Like Powers mentioned at the beginning, taking out a cell phone to check it is a habit that everyone who relies on their phones has acquired.  I am guilty of this in so many ways.  As I was watching this video, my phone was sitting next to my computer so I could see right away when I received a text or phone call.  I am the worst at constantly checking my phone throughout the day.  Because the world has become so reliant on technology, we can't take ourselves away from it for very long periods of time.  Technology also takes away from family time as well.  I know my family is guilty of this sometimes, but many families today will, instead of sitting down together to eat dinner, make dinner, set it on the table, and allow their kids to grab a plate and go into their rooms so they can continue to watch their TV show or finish their video games or get on Facebook.  Technology has taken away from family time as well.  Technology and the use of it needs to be taken down a notch sometimes so that things like family time don't become nonexistent. Another point Powers made in his video was about technology taking over paper.  Technology has taken place for textbooks in some schools, newspapers for many people, and in many other ways as well.  Yes, there will always be a need for paper for at least a few things, but for the most part technology will rule over paper.  And this is because of how ruling technology is in today's society.  Technology is a great invention and is very helpful for many many things, but we are at a time when we have to question if it has become to much.