Gettin' "Digital" With It?

Is technology something we choose to have in our societies or is the development of technology inevitable? This is the main topic of Bonnie Nardi and Vicki O'Day's "Framing Conversations in Technology". Our society today uses technology for information, contact, and entertainment. Do we assess the functions of our technology and how much we depend upon it? Or do we simply use it because we have to? The answers seem endless and there will always be controversy on the topic of technology.

Teenagers today would not complain for the advancement of technology. As with the new iPhones and Macbooks taking over college classrooms all across the world, technology has seemed to be a staple in our economy. Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites serve as effective means of communication. Through the use of phones, laptops, desktops and other technological devices, teenagers can connect with each other faster. What people - teenagers and adults - need to understand about technology is the implications that come with having technology.

For one, I do not believe that having the latest technological advancements is a bad thing. As Nardi and O'Day describes a person like me, I am a "technophile". Other "dystopians" though, as they describe those who oppose technology in our communities, believe that technology is like a haunt on our society and that it negatively effects us.  I believe that because of the developments we are able to better our understanding of humans, as people, and not as the objects that Nardi and O'Day describe. The use of medical scanners helps us determine disorders and diseases that without it we may have not have recognized. People are able to see unborn children and look up information that another person halfway across the world wrote. Information is spread like wildfire.

Overrall, the issue of whether technology is an inevitable part of life, or whether we have the choice to have technology continues to be a controversial topic. The Internet has proven to be a useful tool. Technology has improved our society, regardless of the "dystopians" opinions. I have to agree with Nardi and O'Day.

I mean, how else would you all be reading this right now?