technoculture203-09

Spurred on by this article, I've been thinking about the role of digital technology in our everyday lives and whether or not we are dependent on it or is it so engrained in our society now that it is normality?


Psychologists have found that technological dependency is an authentic addiction, on par with alcohol and drug addiction. However as technology evolves and becomes essential to everyday life, does this addiction become irrelevant? Arguably, if everyone that spent 13 hours a week online (as stated in this article, in my opinion an easily achievable feat, especially if your job required this) were classed as addicted then we'd have a seriously troubled society right?!


So maybe this isn't an addiction or dependency but the way forward for the future? I guess that's something only time will tell.

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