It may be a shame to say it, but I am glad that the challenge is finally over! Although it was not too hard for me to stay away from things like the television; it was hard for me to keep on remembering to avoid technology altogether. Like I stated before in my previous blogs for this challenge it was not hard to stay away steer away from technology on the weekdays but it was pretty difficult to do so on the weekends. Like driving to go home on the weekends without the radio turned on or not being able to catch up with two of my favorite shows that were on demand. That part of the challenge made things pretty boring at times.
Now that this challenge is over it made me realize how much we rely on technology during our free time. It is like as soon as we get our work done we immediately turn on the television, or go to the movies with our friends, or sign in to facebook, or use our cell phones to text our friends. This list could go on and on with the amount and types of technology that we have available to us today. Technology surrounds us each and everyday even if we do not want to be around it.
This challenge made it more noticeable to me just how much technology can ruin a person's life. This reminds me of the documentary that we had to watch that was about the online game World of Warcraft and how this game was becoming an addiction for the people in the documentary. It is scary how dangerous technology can be to our lives. It can take away from valuable family time, expose people to life threatening situations, and lead to an addiction like in the Second Skins documentary. If we do not learn to manage our lives with today's technologies then technology may take over our lives in the future.
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