Rêveur ♡ by Thalia Carlos https://padlet.com/thaliacarlos22/kqbwd9ky0ytd en-us 2019-10-04 15:20:52 UTC 2019-10-05 10:14:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/413310307/1fab7e36e9c492ebc9ba3c826e4103e6/49b9d334d21054939c8c4463791ab0f3.gif thaliacarlos22 https://padlet.com/thaliacarlos22/kqbwd9ky0ytd/wish/393624005           Since the advancement of technology, almost everyone owns a mobile phone. Not just that it makes communication easier but it also allows people engage in social media anytime and anywhere. There are more things that these gadgets offer. However, we became too dependent on them making us constantly distracted and affect our interpersonal relationships with people around us.
          Sherry Turkle has spent the last 30 years studying the psychology of people’s relationships with technology. Also, she has written several books, including landmark studies on our relationship with digital culture. During her second Ted Talk regarding our ever-growing attachment to our devices, I can say that it was eye-opening. Her points were impactful which made me realize many things.
          One of these is that “People want to be with each other, but also elsewhere.” She said that people text, do email, or even online shop during classes or meeting and that was right. There are instances where people on family gatherings or friends’ hangout have their full attention on their phones rather than on the person in front of them. They are either surfing the internet or playing mobile games. Instead of having a quality time with actual good conversation, they let themselves busy with the virtual world. And so they are there, but not there. Being together while not being together.
          “Our little devices are so psychologically powerful that they not only change what we do, they change who we are”, is another key takeaway from her speech. Aside from given that these gadgets changed our ways of communication, they also had an effect on our lifestyle and behavior. We are losing our patience unlike the old times. For instance, you know how you would react when the internet connection is slow. Another is that whenever we receive a new notification, we would stop doing even the most important work. Instead of productive use, we became addicted to technologies.
           She stated that every time, she always hear people preferring text rather than talk. Also, most wishes a more advanced version of Siri where it will be more like a best friend that listens when others won’t. This explains her point that “technology appeals to us most when we are most vulnerable.” Twitter and Facebook is a known place for people voicing out their rants and problems, mostly about them feeling sad and especially lonely because they feel that no one is listening to them. These social media became their go-to because there are automatic listeners that they thought really care about them. They pretend that they sympathize just like the robots we created that can imitate our actions, behaviors, and emotions but can’t give real empathy.
           Truly gadgets gave us the sense that we are connected to our family, friends, and the world yet they affect us in ways we are not aware of. So, we shouldn’t let these devices take away the opportunities of us developing our interpersonal relationship with those with us in real time.
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