My Relationship with Technology
My relationship with technology is anything but healthy. Unfortunately this is probably the standard for my generation, even if they don’t want to admit it. I’m proud to say I’m not always on my phone, however, when I am on it, I’m texting my friends, scrolling through Instagram, viewing Snapchats or TikTok. Nowadays, I use my phone as a saving grace to appear busy or not to feel awkward, like before classes start or if I’m riding up the elevator. I completely understand I could be doing something way better with my time. The sad thing is, with my recognition of my usage and dependency, I would dare say, has only gotten worse as a result of the pandemic. I don’t want to blame my unhealthy relationship with technology, social media particularly on the pandemic. I’ve been on Instagram since I was in 6th grade. So, I was 11. Now I’m well aware that kids, that age or younger have social media due to there not being social restrictions and if there are you can easily get around that, whi