Assignment 2- Ian Schaeffer

Other than preventing me from starting my homework at a reasonable hour literally every single day (although that could just be laziness and bad work ethic), technology doesn't play that large of a role in my life.

What I really mean is, like most kids, I get pretty caught up in the social media craze that has enveloped much of our generation's time and attention, and I too am guilty of watching four to five hours worth of the Premier League on Saturdays. But maybe that isn't as normal. Anyways, I have most of the common social media apps, and I do participate on some of them, so I know what it is like to waste time using technology.

Despite this, I would say technology has affected me in a positive way because it keeps me connected to things going on outside my house, which can be a pretty positive thing, especially when I'm not in the mood to listen to my dad talk about how things were when he was a kid. One of the greatest things about technology for me is the fact that it keeps me connected during sports seasons. It also enables me to communicate with friends at the tap of a button, which allows us to constantly talk, joke, and scheme. Obviously, it does get time consuming, and sometimes I do realize at 10:30 that I have been watching John Cena vines for two and a half hours, and then I have to ask not only "am I spending my time well?", but also the question "Who am I?"  The Internet can be great and technology can be great, but a lot of the time they both serve to magnify my bad habits and contribute to my procrastination.

Technology has never had drastic negative effects on me, but as mentioned above, it does cause some major problems for me, so I do my best to limit usage on most nights, especially during the school year. I would argue that technology has had some negative effects on me, but all things considered, it affects me in a positive way.