Hey everyone! I decided to use Facebook as my way of sharing my thoughts and opinions for my rant project, so here it is!
 

Hello Facebook friends! As you all know, social media is a very easy and good way of spreading information around because we have the ability to like and share one another’s posts. The whole reason why I am writing this post is because I want to get this out there and I hope with all of your help it can reach out to more and more people by simply sharing this.

What I want to discuss is the use of technology in today’s society. In order for you to be viewing this post right now, you’re obviously using some form of technology, whether it’s a smart phone, a tablet, laptop, iPad, etc. In some form or another, many of us use technology on a day to day basis. Some people can’t even go a day without their phone or their laptop in their face, whether they realize it or not. A good thing is that technology is very beneficial to today’s society because it gives us access to more things than we may even realize. But along with having this access, comes the downfall of a lack of communication with others as well as forcing us to multitask.

I read an article online that really sort of opened my eyes and saddened me a bit too. By trying so hard to multitask between holding a conversation in real life and a conversation with somebody through our phones, we’re jumping back and forth between two different areas, causing us to really be nowhere. When children come home from school, many times they’re excited to talk about their days and what happened. If they notice their parent isn’t paying attention to them because they have their face buried into their phone, the child will begin to think that they’re boring or that something’s wrong with them. It’s hurtful and whether the parents realize it or not, they’re slowly creating an unrepairable wall between them and their child as time goes on. Soon, the child will grow older and become addicted to technology just like how they saw their parent’s addicted to it. Then the parents will argue and yell at the now grown child because all they ever do is play on their phone or computer. But isn’t it the parent’s fault because they made it seem like it was okay while the child was growing up?

It’s disappointing to see how much society has changed. Today, it’s a common thing to see people staring at their phones while out to dinner or walking down the sidewalk. What happened to the old fashioned ways of giving your full attention to the person you’re with? It’s insulting and annoying to be around someone who stares into their phone constantly and barely gives you the time of day or asks you to repeat a story multiple times. How far are we going to let this technology take over our lives and control how we communicate with people in real life? Don’t get me wrong, texting and emailing and calling are great ways to stay in touch with people, but it’s also important to keep in touch with the people you’re physically with as well. Give them your full attention; that text or email can usually wait until later. Unless it’s absolutely one hundred-percent important, put your phone down for just a little while and actually listen to what the people around you have to say. We miss out on so much by having our minds in another reality while checking all of our social media apps and trying to communicate with those who aren’t with us.

So put your phone down and pay attention to your child that’s trying to tell you how exciting their day was. Pay attention to what your friends around you are talking about. Listen to what your significant other has to say while you’re out to dinner. Our time here on Earth is limited so we should cherish all of these moments while we have them.

Thanks for reading everybody!