princess_morbucks
10-01-14, 16:45
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Technology has brought us convenience, but our dependence on it could also adversely impact the the way we live and the quality of the relationships we form with others. Here are 15 ways our gadgets may ruin our lives if we don't use them with caution:
1) We tend to focus on the wrong things, e.g., things that can wait.
2) We are constantly sleepy from catching up with unimportant updates until it's way past bedtime.
3) All our passwords and other sensitive information can be found on one single device - and cyber criminals love you for that.
4) We're also getting more comfortable with giving out our personal details to websites and apps - some of which then pass on the information to other companies.
5) We only pay attention to the first 140 characters of a REAL conversation...
6) ...because everything we need to know is on social media.
7) We keep using abbreviations and Internet lingos in places we aren't supposed to. Like in our final-year thesis, or our business proposal. OMG.
8) We have become too trusting of Wikipedia for our own good.
9) One error on social media condemns us to a lifetime of embarrassment.
10) We're affected by the type of comments and number of 'likes' we receive for a post on social media, when there are bigger things in the world to be concerned about.
11) We live for social media - always looking out for opportunities that would make great Facebook or Instagram posts. Or we'll have to create one ourselves.
12) We're starting to look and walk like zombies.
13) We're using less and less of our brains to retain information, knowing that our smartphones can do that for us.
14) We're constantly exposed to the threat of having an 'unglam' photo taken of us and uploaded for all the world to see. Just ask Katy Perry.
15) The very helpful autocorrect function is creating more misunderstandings than we already have with our significant other.
Technology has brought us convenience, but our dependence on it could also adversely impact the the way we live and the quality of the relationships we form with others. Here are 15 ways our gadgets may ruin our lives if we don't use them with caution:
1) We tend to focus on the wrong things, e.g., things that can wait.
2) We are constantly sleepy from catching up with unimportant updates until it's way past bedtime.
3) All our passwords and other sensitive information can be found on one single device - and cyber criminals love you for that.
4) We're also getting more comfortable with giving out our personal details to websites and apps - some of which then pass on the information to other companies.
5) We only pay attention to the first 140 characters of a REAL conversation...
6) ...because everything we need to know is on social media.
7) We keep using abbreviations and Internet lingos in places we aren't supposed to. Like in our final-year thesis, or our business proposal. OMG.
8) We have become too trusting of Wikipedia for our own good.
9) One error on social media condemns us to a lifetime of embarrassment.
10) We're affected by the type of comments and number of 'likes' we receive for a post on social media, when there are bigger things in the world to be concerned about.
11) We live for social media - always looking out for opportunities that would make great Facebook or Instagram posts. Or we'll have to create one ourselves.
12) We're starting to look and walk like zombies.
13) We're using less and less of our brains to retain information, knowing that our smartphones can do that for us.
14) We're constantly exposed to the threat of having an 'unglam' photo taken of us and uploaded for all the world to see. Just ask Katy Perry.
15) The very helpful autocorrect function is creating more misunderstandings than we already have with our significant other.