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We see it everywhere, and yet we must ask: do we truly notice the full implications of its presence; the endless hours we devote to essentially doing nothing at all? Ever-present and always growing, technology can be both helpful and hurtful to societies in this rapidly-evolving world. Technology is a beautiful thing, its essentialness exonerated through the way it connects us to loved ones all over the world and provides us access to more information than our own parents would have ever thought possible. Despite how enabling and helpful such technological advancements of our time have been, they have also presented detrimental effects upon 21t century U.S. citizens by hindering their social abilities in face-to-face interactions, causing some to lose focus on the importance of a simple and emotional connection with someone that is physically present. It is important to remain wary of this loss of one's connection with their emotions and the calm moments of introspection that ultimately construct the basis of their humanity. In the fictional novel Feed by M.T. Anderson, the technologically-dependent dystopia of the Feed world warns of the horrors that will certainly ensue if a society is ruled by technology and contains citizens that have lost touch with their humanity, therefore forgetting the beauty in simple quiet moments shared with friends that are near. Though Feed is categorized as a satirical novel, it is impossible to deny that, if we continue on this path of increasing technological dependence, we may very well end up living our lives in the same meaningless fashion.
Paragraph 2: Description of a typical day for different people currently in the United States (references) and how incorporated technology is in that, and its benefits
Paragraph 3: Statistics of technology usage for the US today:
- cell phones --> relation to sleep cycle
- work
- online gaming --> relation to happiness/sociability & self-worth
- other examples of technological consumption
Paragraph 4: Brief description of Feed world and the characters
Paragraph 5: How US population and Feed characters are similar, how new technology is increasing the apparentness and amount of similarities, and what the possible implications could be and in fact are (quote from feed book by Titus when in the hospital with Violet)
Paragraph 6: Possibility for implanting a chip in a brain in the US, differing opinions on the matter, and how it would change society, relationships, and life itself (what would our constructions of reality be?)
Paragraph 7: Advise on how to reconnect with the stillness that is an important part of humanity and happiness
Paragraph 8: Conclusion (wrap everything up)
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