Stop Googling Let's Talk Analysis

The advanced technology our society has been privileged with is starting to take over human like emotions. When it comes to the discussion of technology I have mixed feelings because I do think we have a great tool at hand but I also think emotions and human like actions are starting to become robotic. We need to be able to process emotions so that we can better our understanding of not only each other but ourselves. I think society needs to evict the virtual world and come back to the real world. It is safe to say I have a love-hate relationship with technology.
M.I.T professor, Sherry Turkle published an article “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk” to the New York Times September 26th, 2015. In her article she focuses on how technology has impacted …show more content…
I have come to realize that for myself I must really pay attention to how I am feeling while on social media. In the past I allowed my phone to take over my actions. It wasn’t the actual device that was becoming a parasite it was what the device held inside. My phone held a virtual world inside of it. A world that I could present myself however I wanted, basically a “better version” of me. Sherry Turkle says “we have found ways around conversation—at least from conversation that is open-ended and spontaneous, in which we play with ideas and allow ourselves to be fully present and vulnerable.” I can relate to this statement because I liked to avoid conversation at all cost. I was consumed with the fairytale of the virtual world I created. Sherry Turkle’s article has a lot of context that I can relate …show more content…
Growing up my family was a part of the lower-class and while everyone was getting the brand-new smartphones we were still making sure we had quarters to use in case of an emergency. The “good old days” when my community lacked the access of technology were full of adventure and lacked worry. We didn’t have phones to play with instead we had to make up our own games and use our imagination. “Stop googling. I want to talk to you.” Sherry Turkle’s 15-year-old interviewee says. Now family events feel like a bare room painted all white with nothing in it not even a window. Phones have started to creep their way into my community and it is an uncomfortable feeling, that is why I can relate to the feeling of my voice being replaced by

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