Blog Entry 1.1

           As we all know, technology is around us every minute throughout the day. Many of us would like to believe that we are not dependent on technology but there are many roles technology plays in our lives. They consist of my car, laptop, and even the stove that cooks the food I eat on a daily basis. A sudden disappearance of these objects would have a huge impact on my life. Many individuals would say that these aren’t a necessity but I would like to object. I feed off these object like a child feeds off their mother. Without technology, I wouldn’t be able to perform my daily tasks.

A sudden disappearance of technology would be devastating for me.  It would cause me to have to learn everything from scratch. It’s almost as if I were to transform back into an infant. Just as a baby would have to learn everything, so would I. That is what would happen to me. My daily schedule would be impacted.

The alarm on my cell phone goes off at six in the morning. At this point, I brush my teeth with my electrical toothbrush. Once I’m done, I turn on my coffee machine to brew my morning coffee. While I eat my breakfast, I check the days forecast and my Facebook messages, alerts, and comments on my laptop. Walking to my car, I use the remote key to unlock the doors and I drive off to work. The beginning of my work day, I check the fax machine for any incoming faxes from our vendors, clients, etc. I then pay any outstanding parking tickets on the computer. As I chauffeur my boss around, I’ve used my cell phone at least 50 times by midday to get in contact with my boss. This is just a glimpse of all the technology I use by noon.   

            At the age of 21, I moved to New York City from New Jersey. Since 17 years old, I’ve always had my license. One day, my car was stolen in the Bronx. At that point in time, mass transit was my only choice. It took me some time to learn how to ride the subways. Yes I was able to learn but it made a tremendous impact since I am on a timely based schedule. So as you see, I believe that technology is a need in my life. The impact that it plays is tremendous. Therefore, I wouldn’t like to see a sudden disappearance of the technologies that are in my life.

            Technology is important to me because I am dependent on it in many ways. I would not be able to withstand a sudden disappearance of technology. In order for me to complete my daily tasks, technology has to be present. If not, it would make my day a living hell. I would feel overwhelmed and depressed. So this is definitely a bad thing. My life just wouldn’t be accustomed to technology that would be taken away with suddenness.