Technology & Social Interaction
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Technology is defined as the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes or machinery developed from such knowledge. Historically, humans have socialized around shared experiences like food, events, and dates, but technology has changed social interaction. While technology may change how often families eat together or attend events, it allows people to stay connected even when busy and gives introverts new ways of social expression through social media. In the future, technology will continue to enhance how humans express themselves and spend their leisure time, while fundamental human needs like relationships and community will remain.
Technology & Social Interaction
- 2. Question J How do you imagine social Interaction in 10 years, taking into consideration the impact of technology on human relations?
- 3. What is technology? Technology is the culprit here as we humans were just fine before it came and intrude on our face time. So I’ll start by breaking down what technology is in itself. For me, these two definitions, from google, define it succinctly as; • The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes. And as, • Machinery or equipment developed from such scientific knowledge.
- 4. How Social Interaction Have Evolved “The invention of the wheel has paved the way for transportation and industry, while the ability to make energy from coal and oil and gas has shaped entire societies” (Zoe O’Donoghue) Humans have come a long way in terms of technology from striking stones for fire to automatic cookers. Traditionally, we socialized around food, events (birthdays, baby showers, weddings, etc), dates ( lunch, dinner, picnics etc), sports. We now have fancy restaurants and all. You can even wine and dine in space if you want. You can go have a date in the cosmic region or somewhere up in the skies. We have upped the ante in the experience.
- 5. Today Social interaction is a different ball game. It spreads along a wide spectrum of social and behavioural sciences. We rally around causes; from patriarchy to feminism, from conservatism to liberalism. It is still the same things we fight and crave for, but in a different way. We connect with each other more than ever today. Information is faster, the internet as globalized the world.
- 6. Will technology change our ability to sit down as a family and eat together, attend birthdays et al? No. Rather, it will help us stay in touch and abreast of happenings. For busy people that hardly have time to visit, technology can allow them buzz their friends and family to tell them they are on their mind. I see technology regarding social interaction as the introvert’s way out. It is a form of expression. Little wonder most techies are introverts. For the most part, extroverts have helped expand the scope by taking their social attributes to the social media where they can be who they are and more. We were taught manners for a reason, for the same reason is why we would continue to teach the next generation. We would only include ‘digital etiquettes’.
- 7. Conclusion We are in an era defining paradigm shift. Humans are basically self preservative, we push the edge in technology to create a more comfortable world. We inherited a world quite alright, but we are creating our own. Our intelligence and survival instincts identify that we have no where else to go, it also recognizes that the Earth’s resources are depleting and we have to make do with what we have hence the need for conservation. All our technological advancement is aimed at survival, within which there is room for other things that makes life interesting and enhances our productivity.
- 8. Conclusion Contd While technology will impact the way we care for and about ourselves, the way we consume information and all, we would fundamentally remain who we are because technology/technological advancement thrives on the intrinsic human nature of work, play, love, exploration etc. it will enhance the way we do what we love to do, albeit in a whole new way. Whatever does not address that need, would not even be considered in the first place, and whatever addresses it by allowing us to express ourselves in a way different from how we used to is what we would call ‘innovation’, even in the next 10 years.
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- 10. References The impacts of Technology on Human Interaction by Zoe O’Donoghue Google.com Learnnc.org