My overall feeling of this article was about how much technology took over the lives of the Campbell family. I couldn't believe how much they were into technology, I mean everyone loves new technology and being on Facebook and checking their e-mails but they let it take over their lives.
Technology is how Mr. Campbell makes his living but his children and wife are not as bad as him but still pretty addicted to technology. His wife has burned cookies and his son's grades are getting worse and worse and they believe it is because of all the technology he has and how it distracts him. Luckly, they set up only a hour of unmonitiored free time for their daughter and that is the time she is using her technology.
I was suprised about the research that was presented in this article. For example, how people check their e-mail or change screens 37 times in a hour. Also, about how multitaskers where having a hard time not looking at the blue triangles because they couldnt not look at them when they were on the screen. They were shown to be less efficient at juggling problems which was really important.
This article shows how addicted people are becoming to technology. Spending vacation time on the new Ipad instead of being with their families and doing activities with them. I can understand why people love technology but I guess I can't ever see myself letting technology get in the way of my wife and children. Whenever I have a wife and children I will devote myself to being the best I can for them and not for technology.
I completely agree with what your saying, I couldn't get away from how much technology was destroying the family. Technology can be good in doses, but when time is set aside for children to be more involved with technology rather than spending time with her family away from technology, something is wrong.
ReplyDelete