Op-Ed on Technology

My Op-Ed article is called "Technology: How much is too much?" by Zegan Zema. Zema talks about how important it is to stay away from laptop computers, Mac books, Androids, iPhones etc. and instead maybe go outside, enjoy the beautiful day or read a book without tweeting about it as it is happening. This generation has been consumed by the social media world and I feel that we should consider how valuable the information online truly is important in the big picture. I find it accurate when the author says "blogs and tweets offer a way to see celebrities and artists in a unique and personal way, but do these methods actually bring you closer to know them in real life?". I feel that in order to improve our way of thinking we have to be willing to create an engaging environment with our peers, away from social media. I consider social media and instant communication as obstacles of such reflection and serious thinking because it only distracts people from reality, and I believe creates one huge bubble around those who would rather spend their time liking pictures on Instagram or re tweeting tweets on Twitter than having precious quality time bonding with family and friends. There may be some pros involving the social media world like how it allows fast and instant communication, but I feel that that creates a barrier between the delicacy of expression and the reality of the world. I also feel that it is just a waste of time and simply a distraction and creates such fragile connections. Like say for example, Facebook. You have all these friends, but are they really your friends? Your connections are being defined by how often you've been in contact with these people. They are defined in my opinion by liked pictures. How fragile you would say are these connections? They are easy to form connections ( adding a friend), but just as easy as getting rid of them.