With all the technology and digital devices in the world, it is obvious that people, especially the younger generations are going to adapt it into their lifestyle. Of course, it may not be simple for everyone, for example, the “digital immigrants” who were not born within the digital times, but they are still learning and trying to cope with it.
Our generation is developing the skills and knowledge for said invention. We are constantly “multi-tasking” in the stuff we do now. We can be talking on the phone, while texting, watching TV and working on homework at the exact same time. Sure, we are capable of doing such tasks at the same time, but are we able to do as well as we would if we were to concentrate on one thing at a time?
For example, even at this moment, I am writing my blog, while figuring out another school assignment, and being on a forum, Facebook, Twitter AND Tumblr. It’s not that I’m not working or finishing my assignments, it’s just that it’s taking me longer than I have to on them. If I were not on Facebook orTwitter etc, I could probably finish or do twice as many things because I’m concentrating. People say that they can multi-task, but it is not necessarily a good thing. Because we are not focusing on one thing at a time, we rarely do a good job; actually we usually do a very bad job even though we tend to say otherwise.
I feel like in a way, the interfaces are the ones controlling me because if I were to spend a few hours even, away from my computer, I feel like I am missing out on a lot of things. It also true however, that I am actually missing out, because when I come home and go on the sites, I would have to backtrack a lot to be caught up to date. As much as I love to say that I'm in control of what I do, and of the sites I am on, truthfully, it is the other way around. The interface, the technology, are the ones controlling us. We simply feel uneasy and insecure without it.
