Final Post

I do think my relationship with technology is a little bit unhealthy. I use technology for everyday use, but I am on my phone and on social media a lot more than I feel like I should be. Since we’re not just talking about social media but technology in general I watch TV a large percentage of my day so maybe that could be considered unhealthy. With saying this, I would say technology is taking up too much time in my life. But having said that as well, the technology is informing me on real world issues and in a sense making me smarter. With the different programs I watch, some of them like Animal Planet and HGTV can provide real world information. I usually get my news from social media so it could be misleading, but I rarely take it to heart if there is something large I read about and want to learn more. I simply call and ask my dad or do more research on the Internet. I would say, I have accepted technology’s part of society that we now live in. I think that my family uses technology very well. My parents are rarely on their phones unless they are calling me or using it for their own work. My father uses technology for his job to catch criminals so I would say that is a good thing. My mom will use technology for things like networking and sending emails and always being a part of a different conversation of some sort. Now, my friends are a different story. My friends back home like to use their phones a lot. Maybe that’s where I get it from because we have similar phone usage. but they are not using technology for any bad things. They are just using it a lot. My online footprint I would say it’s pretty large. If I was applying for a job today, and my employer googled me on all social media, they would see that my Instagram is public, but most of my other accounts are private. I take good pride in my Instagram and I like to post on there so I don’t mind if anyone sees what’s on there because I’m not trying to hide who I am. If they don't hire me because of something I put up on my Instagram I don't want to work for that company.