When I Was Your Age....

Technology has shifted the typical norms of social life. Communication is based off of social networking sites and text messaging, instead of picking up the phone and actually calling someone. I constantly hear adults saying "When I was your age..." and then proceeding to state what was so different when they were teenagers. Social skills are definitely being lost due to the social media craze and text messaging addictions. Nobody needs to actually speak to anyone anymore, everything can be done just by typing on a keyboard. Previous generations did not even have cell phones, they couldn't possibly send texts. They actually had to call people's houses and actually talk to people. Now a days, everything can be done way quicker, and sometimes even more efficiently. 

However, there is a down side to the technology craze. Social networking sites can often destroy lives, and aren't always used for the good of things. It creates an outlet for cyber bullying, and there is nothing that can be done to actually stop it. Also, social networking sites can destroy future careers. Although something may be deleted, it is still on the internet forever and it can be found with the right tools. Anything that is posted can never be taken back, no matter how hard you try. 

Also, most job applications are done online now. Call me crazy, but if I was going to hire an employee I would definitely want to see who they are when they turn in an application rather than calling up some random person and having them come in for an interview. The internet can be dangerous, and you may never know what you get yourself caught up in. There are so many scams, fake profiles, and misleading information  that may severely harm a person in some way. 

With the rate that technology is moving, who knows where it might end up. There are now smart phones that are technically smarter than humans. Most smart phones today can do almost anything except for teleport things, literally. With future generations, more children are gonna be harmed and sucked into this crazy world of fast growing technology and addictive social networking sites.