technology

1. Technology:
The Cure for Convenience
 Society’s need for an
easier lifestyle has led to
the following
 side effects: * Limitation of physical activity
* Social (Dis) Connect
* Negative Health effects
* Social inconsiderateness
* Lack of Personal Privacy
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2. “In the last fifty years, up to 100,000 Americans lost their lives due to inactivity leading to some
sort of condition such as heart disease, diabetes, colon cancer, etc.” (14)
Technology usage is leading to child and adult
physical inactivity.
Children should be getting at least 60 minutes of
physical activity per day (9)

3. However, with Canada as the
leader in online consumption,
Canadians spend 86%
of their time staring at more than
one screen. (1)
HOW?
Can Children get the exercise they need when
4-15 year-olds spend an average of 4.5 - 7.5
hours/day on devices. (13)
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4. And it’s not just our bodies that are getting lazy;
brains are starving for mental stimulation.
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“In cases where
decisions have big
consequences, it
could be important
for people to
distinguish their own
knowledge and not
assume they know
something when
they actually
don’t,” (6)
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5. Not only is
technology making
society lazy but it’s
creating a social
(dis) connect
The more humans
attempt to connect on
Facebook, Tumblr, and
Snapchat, the less
connected to society
they become.
When individuals passively
connect through social media,
it lowers their feelings of
connection and increases
loneliness.(7)
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6. Although humans crave
human connection, we can’t
help but succumb to…
The Goldilocks Effect
“not too close, not too far, just right.”
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Comfortably staying connected through technology while maintaining
distance. (12)

7. While we keep everyone at a safe distance, we engage in the counter-productive
convenience of multi-tasking.
Multitasking
“the greater the number of things we have pulling at our attention, the less we are
able to meaningfully engage, and the more discontented we become.” (7)
Media
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8. “When people are alone, even for a few moments, they fidget and
reach for a device. Here connection works like a symptom, not a cure,
and our constant, reflexive impulse to connect shapes a new way of
being.” (12)
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9. Even in social situations, we are letting our devices
control us. We rudely respond to a text in the middle
of a face-to-face conversation.
82%
of people have
hurt feelings
when they are in
social situations
and someone is
on their phone.
(10)
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10. There is even a term for people
who snub the person they are
with when they use their
devices. (8)
Phubbing
Society has become tempted by technological
distractions. We have forgotten to focus and pay
attention to the things that enrich our lives – Daniel
Goleman (1)
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11. 89%
of cellphone owners use
their phones at social
gatherings (10)
The lines have become
blurred with phone
etiquette. Society has
become less focused
on one thing at a time,
and that includes
social interactions.
eye contact and undivided
attention has become a
thing of the past
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12. Society’s Device OBSESSION
increases with the latest and
greatest gadgets, but the
result on humanity is
devastating.
Technology is making society
feel stressed out and crazy
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13. Ever wonder why your heart beats fast, and you feel your
temperature rise when you can’t find your phone or the
battery is about to die? Don’t worry, you’re not alone,
AND there’s a diagnosis for that. (3)
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14. Four Dimensions of Nomophobia (3)
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not being able to access information
* Not being able to communicate * Not being able to access information
* Losing connectedness * Giving up convenience

15. Whether at work, school, or home, society is letting technology
stress them out if they disconnect from their devices.
(56.9%) addicted to instant
and constant communication
(77.4%) feeling disconnected
(25.8%) naked and stressed
when they didn’t carry their
cell phones.
A
University
Survey
resulted
in the
following
findings
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(5)

16. For lack of a better word, University students start going crazy within minutes in a room without their
devices. (7)
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17. Always attached to your
phone and never
shutting it down can
lead to long-term stress
and Potential Risks (1)
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18. It’s not just our mental and physical health that is being affected
by Society’s obsession with the convenience and addiction of
technology. Personal Privacy is Under Attack!
Keeping
the
personal
in privacy
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50 Billion items on the market will include web connections (4)

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The Weather Network asks for your location and it seems like an easy trade off for accurate, up-to-date
weather reports; however, the app checks your location on average 2,000 times, or every 10 minutes (2)
Is Big Brother watching? We use apps
every day with our devices but don’t
realize our apps are using us.
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20. When consumers are made aware of how many times an app is
accessing personal information about them, people are changing
their privacy settings.
95% 58%
of people change app permissions chose to restrict apps from collecting data. (2)
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21. When does Technology convenience become dangerous?
When devices connected to webcams such as baby
webcams, and more serious items like vehicles and
medical devices – like insulin pumps – can be hacked,
technology ceases to be for entertainment and
convenience only. (4)
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22. 31 percent
of college admissions admitted to searching an applicants personal social media pages. (11)
What we choose to share online can affect our
education and career opportunities.

23. “Admissions officials also have
occasionally rejected
applicants, or revoked their
acceptances, because of online
materials.” (11)
A picture speaks a thousand words: online personal
use may be saying more than we want
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25. Works Cited
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