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The video discusses some of the negative impacts that happen because of this technology such as the negative effect of videogames. Most people do not act in a violent way around their friends, the narrator states, but when they are exposed to some of the online video games, which has violence and vulgar language, they can incorporate this behavior into their everyday lives. In addition the internet can sometimes allow people to act in a different way than they normally would since they are protected behind the screen of their computer. Since the beginning of this video seems to be an attack of technology and the internet, one might think that the narrator is against the speed at which our use of technology is rising. However, towards the end of the video he states that this huge reliability on technology and on our phones and our computer is not necessarily a bad thing, but it is a new thing. Just because we did not act this way in the past does not necessary mean that this is a negative way to act, or technology is a negative part of our lives it is merely a different part of our lives compared to the past. He states that this is a revolutionary way of how we live our lives, and we can still not decide weather it is a good or bad way to live our lives, but it certainly is a different one.

This video made me think weather or not I view technology to be a positive or negative element of our lives, and weather or not I think that it is fit to call this era “The information era”. I believe that technology has made our lives much easier and allowed us to gain much more access than we could have had otherwise. Writing an essay at school or talking to a friend abroad was never this easy and never this attainable before. I think that this is a very positive thing because the amount of information that is accessible to us online, is very useful and helps us becoming more and more aware of our surroundings. In addition having such an easy method of communication is also beneficial and is making us closer than ever. However, technology like anything else in this world can be used for both positive and negative intentions depending on the user. For this reason, I feel that it is wrong to blame technology on some of the negative things that it can be used for, and not consider all of the positive effects that it has on us as a people and how easy and efficient it is making our lives.

By: Mariam Shash