https://padlet.com/jgamboa0604/7i53wk7ymqzw Made by love, relationship goals❤ be connected but don't feel alone💖💖 en-us 2019-10-03 01:16:07 UTC 2019-10-06 00:17:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f970.png jgamboa0604 https://padlet.com/jgamboa0604/7i53wk7ymqzw/wish/393356857 As we all know,  technology became an important factor on our daily living.  We tend to set alarms on our phones to wake us up in the morning or agendas to remind us what to do on that day.  From day 'till night we hold on to  our mobile devices as if everything we need is in it,  important documents,  personal accounts ,  and connection to the online world. Technology gave us more convenience in making things happen.  Hence,  are we responsible enough to be utilizing such devices?  Do we know our limitations?  

The main idea of Sherry Turkle's TED Talk,  entitled "Connected,  but Alone? ",  is technology overpowering human lives.  We became dependent on this devices that we even use it on board meetings, classes,  and funerals.  We invest to much time on these devices forgetting how to make real conversations.  Groups of individuals with common interest gather in one place or just simply hang out, but something is wrong.  They might be in one room but they are hiding from each others own world on those mini devices in their hands.  It was shown in Turkle's presentation, a picture of her daughter with her friends focused on their cellular phones and not really talking to each other. That reminds us that real conversation is slowly fading.  As what Turkle said,  "Conversations takes place in real time and you can not control what you want to say", meaning being connected virtually does not count. Conversations happen in the real world where you can not edit,  revise or delete the words you say.  Well we could rethink before saying it but we can not tell that it was a typo error if it was already done unlike in our devices. We might make use of emojis to express what we feel but it does not really show.  When we get angry,  we can not just put dozens of exclamation points at the end of the argument or type it all in capital letters,  stating that you are absolutely infuriated.  Like what they say,  "Actions speaks louder than words", we might not say it verbally but our facial expressions,  body language and other gestures shows all of it. I can share a very relatable example:

"Are you okay? "
"I'm okay. "
"Really? "
"I'm okay. "

We can not tell by simply reading it unless you see it personally.  

Technology is not all bad but it becomes bad if we misuse it.  Turkle's arguments  are strong and she supported it well base on her experiences but I might be on the neutral side.  Just like a conversation,  relationships should also take place in real time.  I have a sister in Singapore,  aunts around Hong Kong and a boyfriend in Cavite whom I share a four year long distance relationship with. To be honest,  we need that connection every now and then.  But the point is technology does not only cater text messages,  phone calls,  and online chat but also video calls. Sending virtual hugs might not be enough to feel their presence but seeing  them saying they are okay makes me feel at ease. We might see each other virtually but atleast we fill up an empty space that someone cares for them.  

Technology has many uses and I hope it does not become smarter than humans.  We should be the one controlling ourselves not technology. ]]> 2019-10-04 01:39:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jgamboa0604/7i53wk7ymqzw/wish/393356857