Last night my friends and I were discussing how technologically dependent people are today and how impersonal our society has begun. We then went on to discuss the two main reasons people are, in many ways, permanently attached to their electronic devices.

The first reason we pinpointed was convenience; technology makes everything so much easier. You can pay your bills, catch up with an old friend and conduct business via the Internet with the press of a button. People in this day and age, myself included, are all about instant gratification, the faster, the better.

The second reason we discussed was the fact that everyone else was doing it. If everyone you are talking to is always online and you know the only sure way you can reach them is via email, Facebook or Twitter then you too will be drawn into this society.

Now don’t get us wrong we are by no means about to make our Twitter, Facebook or email accounts inactive, but we are going to attempt to spend a little more time interacting with people in real life as

well as online. I’m sure we would all hate to become completely disconnected from our friends and family and only interact with a machine for the rest of our lives. Certain things such as viewing the longest solar eclipse or choosing a college to attend should be done in real life not via technology.

However, as stated earlier, I am by no means saying I am going to put my MacBook in the drawer or throw my Blackberry in the ocean, but maybe every once in awhile it wouldn’t hurt to put down technology and spend time with the people in your life that make it worth while.

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