One part of the video that really got me was when he said that the touch screens we are using are actually making us "lose touch". There have been so many times that I am in a room full of people, yet catch myself staring down at my phone screen and not paying attention to the people physically near me.
He also called Facebook an "Anti-Social Network", and when you think about it, this couldn't be more true. Instead of getting out there and getting to know people in person, people hide behind their technology. There are so many people that I am "friends" with on Facebook that I probably wouldn't even say hi to if I walked by them.
Social media is actually hurting our society, and it is only going to get worse as time goes on. I think this is just the beginning of the "Generation of Media Over-stimulation" (as Prince Ea calls it in the video). I feel that my age group is so addicted to social media, and it wasn't even as popular when we were extremely young. I have cousins who are in third grade who use Snapchat regularly and are addicted to their iPhones. I can't imagine how bad these generations will be by the time they reach my age!
I hope you all got as much out of this video as I did! It makes me want to shut off my phone and enjoy the world around me. We don't realize how much we are missing out on when we're glued to our phones and other technology.
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