They Say...

For this blog, I brought up the question, "Are we addicted to technology?" As a teenager, I am used to hearing that I spend too much time on my phone, on the computer, or watching TV. Most young people do not see the amount of time spent using technology as a problem. They have adapted to the lifestyle and it is customary to have a day long texting conversation with someone or multiple people. Adults do not agree with this generation. My mother learned how to text in the last few years and still asks me to help her with her phone. Though most adults fully comprehend how to work their TV or computer, cell phones are constantly changing. Adults usually use cell phones for professional reasons not social which is the opposite for teenagers. However, more and more adults are getting Facebook accounts. The "they say" really depends on which side of the generation gap "they" are on. Older adults may think today's generation is addicted to technology because they did not grow up using it. Meanwhile, today's new generation do not think they are addicted because they do not know a way without it.