How Technology Has Changed Our Identity
Social media tools and other technology provide a way to meet and stay in touch with other people through the Internet and it links millions of people together across the globe. The technology has significantly changed the way we think about identity. Unlike face-to-face, online interaction provides an opportunity for one to be anonymous, invisible, and multiple. Users have the opportunity to portray, experience, and express unexplored aspects of the self. The computer and interaction online provide a safe place to construct, test, and transform our identities. The Internet allows people from all around the world to share knowledge, ideas and experiences in any field. You can easily reach anyone you want instantly via instant messaging such
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It takes less time to proofread a written document ans also you do not need to open a dictionary to look for meanings of words. It is also used in military too, which is a complete change for air force etc. However, there are also some disadvantages of technology. Constantly using internet shrinks your capacity to think. The easy access to information has made students lazy in terms of their education since they are able to find and download information without researching. They also use computers for mathematical tables and calculations without actually solving the problems. When I look at the wired world I am living in, I am wondering how people used to live at the time when computers and the Internet were not invented. Now I see that computers are used in every aspect of life. They make our lives easier, but also makes us lazier than we used to be. I can reach anything via the Internet without going out of my home, but it makes me stay away from the social world. For instance, my mom recently started calling me on the phone to tell me something from the other room in the same house. Then I started doing to same thing to her, either calling or texting or IM
It takes less time to proofread a written document ans also you do not need to open a dictionary to look for meanings of words. It is also used in military too, which is a complete change for air force etc. However, there are also some disadvantages of technology. Constantly using internet shrinks your capacity to think. The easy access to information has made students lazy in terms of their education since they are able to find and download information without researching. They also use computers for mathematical tables and calculations without actually solving the problems. When I look at the wired world I am living in, I am wondering how people used to live at the time when computers and the Internet were not invented. Now I see that computers are used in every aspect of life. They make our lives easier, but also makes us lazier than we used to be. I can reach anything via the Internet without going out of my home, but it makes me stay away from the social world. For instance, my mom recently started calling me on the phone to tell me something from the other room in the same house. Then I started doing to same thing to her, either calling or texting or IM