I wouldn't say that I'm overtaken by electronics, but this morning I did notice something about how integrated technology is in my life. Every facet of my life has some sort of electronic based device. The odd thing I noticed is that it feels almost unnatural to not be around technology. Since when is my phone a natural part of me? I suppose this is because almost from my moment of existence it has been a part of my life, so to me it is natural in a sense.
I have nothing against it really. I do not think we need to be completely organic or that electronics are the tools of the devil. I do however wonder what impact it will have on the way we live our lives. I recently saw an article that said technology has had a major impact on shyness. They said that research has shown that now when people are in a public setting they are avoiding interacting with people by escaping into their iphone, ipod, zune?(not likely, but I didn't want to single out apple), etc.. Don't most of these devices claim to bring more people together?
In my opinion the key is balance. I think technology is great at allowing millions of people to share ideas and experiences so easily. I also think that people lose out on a great part of life when they don't get to have the interesting experiences that life can provide, but would rather tweet their every move.
Maybe I'll leave the phone at home today on my run
