Ever since I was little, technology has played a major role in my life. I have always loved playing video games and watching TV. I use to spend a lot of time on Facebook and twitter, but like the kids in "Unfriending Facebook" I canceled my accounts a couple years back. Just like the article reported, I fell like I am spending more time face to face with my friends and actually out doing things. After listening to Mrs. Young's presentation, I see another benefit to spending less time online. I know am less fearful of future employers or colleges finding my "Digital DNA" on the web. For a while I was very much obsessed with a couple of video games. I would play for hours straight most days, and it wasn't until much later that I realized this was a problem. I have since given up the games that I was not able to control myself playing, and I have gained so much more free time. This has given a boost to my grades and also the time I am able to spend with my friends and family.
I do not think the internet or any other technology is necessarily bad. In the article "Is the Web Driving Us Mad" Tony Dokoupil say that the internet, "May be making us not just dumber or lonelier but more depressed and anxious, prone to obsessive-complusive and attention-deficit disorder, even outright psychotic." Even though most people are able to use their technology in a responsible way, the temptation is definitely out there, and it is leading to more and more problems in our society. It seems that if we continue to move in this direction we will someday spend all of our time in front of a screen. I would never be able to live entirely without technology. However, I feel much better about myself after learning to spend less time on the web, and plan on continuing to limit myself in the future.