Daniel Brewer - Assignment 2 - iWrite

Technology can definitely slow me down.  Technology is tricky.  When I think about technology, I think about the Internet, laptops, smartwatches, and smartphones.  All of things are things I enjoy, and things I use everyday. They make life easier, and simpler in some ways.  But, they are also all distractions that can slow me down and waste my time.  For example,  I’m using my laptop right now to easily complete my blog post assignment, but I am tempted to click over and play RollerCoaster Tycoon instead.  I use my smartphone to call my parents to come and pick me up at school when I miss the bus, but already this year in French class, I’ve gotten in trouble for having my phone out.  I use my smartwatch to tell how many steps I’ve taken today, and what time it is,  but my mom asked me to stop looking at it during my dinner.  Technology can be useful at times, but it has a tendency to distract people, too.
Technology can have negative impacts on society.  While technology makes most of the world’s information readily available at your fingertips,  so are bullies, stalkers, and credit card scam companies.  In the medical field, technology can be used to save lives, but texting (or playing Pokemon Go) and driving could easily lead to an accident, where you could injure or kill yourself or other people.