Technology Addiction

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A final effect that technology addiction has is distracting people. Technology addiction takes away peoples full attention and can cause individuals to become distracted on daily basis. According to Virginia Tech Transportation Institute “commercial drivers revealed that texting while driving was the riskiest type of driver distraction making drivers 23 times more likely of getting into a safety-critical event” (Soltan). People are so addicted to technology that they will even use it when driving, this puts everyone on the road at risk to have an accident. Moreover, many people are not just distracted on the road due to technology; in school and work technology has distracted many people from doing any sort of task. “Students and workers reported that even without the constant reminders provided by notification lights and sounds, they were internally preoccupied with their devices” (Soltan). This shows us that technology is taking over our lives and distracting us on a daily basis. Technology is making us procrastinate more and more, whether it be in school or at work people are constantly distracted. All in all, these types of distractions due to technology addiction can negatively affect people’s lives.

In conclusion, the world’s ever increasing consumption of technology can have many negative effects and this can be dangerous to everyone. It can harm our society both mentally and physically as well as, distract people. Managing technology consumption can be hard due to how addicting it is and the many benefits it poses. However, if our society does not control technology addiction now then people will surely suffer in the future.