In the 21st century we live in, technology has become more than a second world, but a culture and a tool that we can not imagine ourselves living without. Unfortunately, we have forgotten about traditional and old school technology, and have restored them with tools that have become addictions to our daily lives.
Technology seems to be an essential part of my life according to my technology usage log. If I'm not in class or not sleeping, I'm constantly interacting with Technology, more so, the Internet. Glancing at my log, patterns have developed each day visiting the same websites everyday... it's practically a daily routine. The Internet, the main technology I use, has made previous technological tools obsolete. It is incredible to realize that with the Internet, we can access anything or everything needed in our lives. From e-mail, to news, magazines and a professor's lecture notes, everything can be obtained through the world wide web.
Personally, I feel like I use technology too much (particularly the Internet). If I'm not interacting with it, I feel like I'm missing something or forgot to perform my routine. Moreover, it has became clear to my lifestyle that technology has a large effect on who I am. Instead of pulling the Sports section out of the Star-Ledger every morning, I'm often on a sports website reading articles on paper, which is 10x better for my eyes. Without the Internet, I wonder how occupied I can keep myself as it is the primary tool to cure my boredom, but it would be difficult for myself to keep in touch with long distance family members. Each and every day, I start my day using the Internet, and end my day on the Internet. Technology seems to keep me fully entertained, educated, and up to date with my interests.
On the other hand, creating a blog for this class is new for me and very exciting. As many blogs as I read/follow, I never thought about creating one myself as I thought that I would be too self-absorbed about writing my own thoughts to a particularly small audience. However, posting my first post, I feel that blogs are more interesting than I thought. It's definitely another social networking tool, but it's a place to be real, to be deep, a place to write with freedom. Creating a blog to me means that you want to get your voice out that is hardly heard. More importantly, it means to express who you are, and why you are like that. Blogging has shown me that it is far more than a Facebook, as Facebook shows off your popularity, not your true self.
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