Are we just too hooked?

Are we so desperately hooked on technology that we can’t live without it? Are we so desperate to stay connected and have the latest gadgets and gizmo’s that we simply can’t see beyond them or even consider living without them? Why is it that ten years ago we were perfectly capable without a Mobile Phone, yet now, if we loose our’s we simply cannot cope without it?

Take me for example. Back in school, everyone had a mobile phone. I didn’t. But it was by choice, I didn’t want one, I thought they were over complicated and unneccesary. True I had a PDA (ok I was a geek I kept my appointments, class diarys, homework assignments etc in there)  but I didn’t neccesarily need it. I liked it, but I didn’t need it.

After a few months, I decided to get one, I kind of needed it for my parents to keep in touch with me as I started going out. But I soon after became dependant on it. I liked the freedom. Now a few years on, I have an iPhone. On Monday, I had to send it back because of a fault… at which point I panicked, I suddenly realised I would be without my precious iPhone, my contacts, my applications and god forbid I would be without a phone for possibly a week.  So much so, that I immidiatley went out and brought a cheap unlocked phone (got a great deal by the way, 15 quid… but that’s not the point) anyway, I was consoled, relieved, but it got me thinking..

Are we so dependant on technology that we cannot live without it… How would you be if you lost your phone, or your computer, or your laptop, or you were told you had to live without the internet, or the computer? Could you really do it? Could you really honestly say you would be able to live without technology for the rest of your life? or even a week? How addicted are you to your phone, or the computer. Face it if your reading this, your on a computer, and you probably found me from twitter, so you subscribe to services, you subscribe to twitter, you probably have facebook. Could you go without? Could you honestly put your phone down for a week, a month, forever?

I don’t know if I could. Technology is a neccesary part of todays life, and it’s coming into our lives and our homes weather we like it or not, but do we really need it? Go on, comment, just how addicted are you? and would you really be able to give it all up?

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