Our Dependency on Technology

In “A Reunion with Boredom” Charles Simic (2014, p.375) says, “Being temporarily unable to use the technology we’ve grown dependent on to inform us about the rest of the world, communicate with others, and pass the time, is a reminder of our alarming dependence on them.” Simic says that we’ve been too dependent on technology that we can’t seem to go a day without it. I have to agree with what Simic is saying. Ever since social media has become a huge part of our society, we seem to depend on it too much to the point were we can’t seem to put down our electronic devices. When we have power outages we seem to not know what to do because we don't have Wifi to go on our social media accounts. We have been too dependent that we can’t seem to set down our electronics and mingle with our family members at the dinner table. It’s shocking how dependent people can be on their electronic device, but it’s more shocking how they act when they don’t have their electronic device with them, it’s as if their world stops and they don’t know what else to live for.