The question of what draws me to various types of technology is silly. I mean, what doesn't draw me to technology. Technology is awesome! It drives my daily life. I eat breakfast and watch the news so I can catch up on current events. I use my laptop, phone, and tablet constantly not only for pleasure, but for school work. So, I guess what draws me to technology is its usefulness and versatility.
And what can't I take away from technology? I take away so much everyday. I learn so many things from technology, so I find that it's a very important part of life. In this age, technology brings people together like never before...and never as quick as before. So much is out there on TV or the web that can be learned or experienced that people didn't have access to before. It's a wonderful world to live in with this instant access to virtually everything.
I am driven by social as well as academic interests in terms of technology. Halfway through high school, I moved from Michigan to Illinois (I had lived in the same place in Michigan all my life). This was a very difficult move for me, especially since I was still in high school. However, through social media, calling, and texting, the move was not as terrible as I had thought because I was still able to keep in touch with all of my amazing friends and family back home in Michigan. Technology is so important for me as a way to stay connected to people that I can't see as often as I wish I could; it's makes life so much better to easily stay in contact with the ones I love. Also, as I briefly mentioned before, technology is important to me as an academic outlet. Oh man, I cannot even imagine what school must have been like back in the day without high-speed internet. I depend on the internet constantly for help with school. There are so many wonderful academic resources online too. YouTube has become a great resource for online learning, whether it be YouTube and Google publishing the content, or the hundreds, maybe thousands, of YouTubers creating educational content. Of course, there's Khan academy, which is a wonderful resource as well. Even a simple Google search can lead one to a google-sized amount of helpful and fun academic resources.
Does technology sound like a wonderland yet, because it does to me! And that's why I believe so strongly in its usefulness and versatility....and its awesomeness. Furthermore, I believe that technology brings people closer together. So all those people who think that it's making society antisocial, I say "no way!" Moving away and staying in contact with my friends and family is a great example. But there are even greater ones out there. Many people have found wonderful partners through dating websites or other technological means. I mean, technology has shaped lives forever in those circumstances! Technology, specifically via the internet, has even created communities of people and friendships that wouldn't have existed without it. For example, I watch YouTube like others watch TV, so constantly! It's a beautiful place for content creators and it's a ton of fun! Some of those content creators have become famous (at least to us fans), and have created positive environments for those fans to interact and become friends with each other. Those communities have even done amazing things to impact the whole world, such as raise hundreds of thousands of dollars each year for multiple charities in an event called Project for Awesome.
I believe that technology is a great supplement to the physical world because we can learn from it, meet new people, make new connections, and more. Even writing this blog seems silly because living in the digital age, I believe that society should already smitten with technology. I know I am! Technology even affords me the opportunity to write blogs like this one and hopefully earn money toward my education. Oh what a wonderful invention technology is! :)
