TECHNOLGY IS TAKING OUR LIVES AWAY
the decay of social communication due to technology
HEY MAN! ARE YOU THERE?!?
Are our digital lives more important than our real ones?
The New York-based app pays users in return for showing adverts on their lockscreens.
According to the data, an average user checks their device - which means they activate the screen by pressing the home or power button or they unlock the device - 110 times per day.
In one particular case, a Locket user locked and unlocked their phone up to 900 times.
During peak hours, when users are most active, between 5pm and 8pm, over 75 per cent of people unlock their phones and actively use them. During off peak hours - between 3am and 5am - this figure drops to 24 per cent but still shows a quarter of people are using their devices in the early hours. At peak times, the average person checks their device around nice times an hour. Off peak, this drops to four times an hour.
It is undeniably that our lives are being taken away by technology.
THE PROS AND CONS
PROS:
- According to several bloggers who participated in a survey by PsychCentral, the act of blogging makes them feel closer to their offline friends. It acts as a sort of therapy; bloggers feel as if their blogs are safe spaces where they can seek support and feedback by sharing thoughts and connecting with others online.
- Through blogging, people feel more connected, which is a significant factor in our overall happiness.
- Twitter can act as a unifier, bringing us together by making communities and individuals who have similar interests more aware of what is going on around them. Scanning through Twitter feeds is the fastest and most convenient way of understanding what is going on in your social and business circles.
CONS:
- Overuse of social media can cause narcissistic tendencies in teens and anti-social behavior in young adults. Studies found that daily use of Facebook can make people more prone to depression, anxiety and other psychological disorders.
- Research finds that the more friends one has on Facebook, the less socially adjusted he or she is. A study conducted on students entering college found that those with several hundred Facebook friends had less actual friends, and their social skills were poorer than those who had less Facebook friends.
- Facebook and other social media networks can have a negative impact on learning. Studies conducted on students from middle school through college showed that frequent use of social media services resulted in lower grades.