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Ciara De Rosa
Ms. Hoogewerf
Writing for College Success
29 November 2015
Technological Disadvantage
People see. People create. People imagine and through this they conquer. But with what
does conquering coincide? To conquer, indefinitely means to cease the existence of something
else something that could potentially be better than that of which is built in its dust. Innovation
is infinitely expanding and, in the eyes of its creators and materialistic dwellers, something
necessary to solve the problems of today as well as tomorrows and yesterdays; however, the
dependency mankind has on computers has caused corruption of todays man: a corruption that
could lead to the destruction of tomorrows.
With the continual progression through technological advantage, modern man lacks the
capability and overall competence to solve problems once deemed easily attainable. Man sees
things like a transition from now to the future enticing, and indulges himself in the lack of his
own mind and creativity. The average human no longer understands the necessity of basic
comprehension, for the addiction to internet availability has debased the ordinary mind. In the
union between electronics and self-service, the vaster majority find self-service less appealing,
and the union becomes less evident. The union is no longer unified, and the characteristics of the
human mind are easily disregarded and in most cases altogether forgotten. Concepts once created
through pure ingenuity and creative devising have fallen to the hands of the previously
published. Googling imaginative ideas rather than imagining ones own seems the easiest

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loophole, and it is so often squandered. Things like long division and other math and sciences are
taught to kids at a young age, but frequently forgotten as more generators and computer-based
calculators and problem solving sites are manufactured.
Through computers and things designed by them, society has found a suitable safe haven.
In the transition from problem-solving to problem-searching, the mind has sequentially grown
dimmer and less proficient in formulating reactions and growth through unadorned
circumstances. Mankind has developed a thing classified as the inability to accept primitive
fundamentals. The lack of familiarity to geographical situation has carved a giant hole into the
typical mind, as computerized systems have been developed specifically for aiding in this cause.
For example, plane navigation and other means of control and exploration are inconceivable in
the feeble minded, and this category of animal continues to grow more populous by the day.
Also, one should take into consideration sensory dynamism, as studied by Neema Moraveji, a
Professor at Stanford University who focuses most of his research on mindful, calming
technologies. The concept of sensory dynamism defines the millions of variances of color and
depth in the real world as opposed to that of a computer screen. When one is continuously
observing a sufficient lack of variation in color and reality, ones vision could then become
susceptible to lack thereof (5). Conceptual understanding is squandered with the constant
irrigation of superfluous assistance, thus vocabulary is lesser and the flowers that grow in the
fields of ones brain are left to wilt in their puddles. Thesauruses and dictionaries are so easily
attainable by the touch of a pad; it is infrequent for one to register and develop an understanding
of the words, and thus mankind is left in the dark.
Although man believes life is expanding through computers, he as well has lost capability
to depend on himself in times of need and in times of efficiency, and with this comes the

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dissipation of face-to-face communication. Societal growth has impeded on the lack of personal
availability in upfront conversation and not that in which is construed by a computer screen.
Tomorrow, although a day that prods man in noticing specific technicalities, holds a promise that
yesterday never could; with this, humans have lost touch with one another. The thrill of falsified
emotions and divulgence in imagination is a leading factor in ridding oneself of everyday
prosaicness, thus birthing the death of personal, flesh communication. It is averaged that
teenagers send around sixty text messages in one day, accumulating thousands of sent messages
over the course of a year (Cocotas, 5). These text messages provide a safe haven for teens,
allowing them to express themselves in ways they deem impossible in the flesh. This, however,
is not the truth. Texting, as well as social media, have defined cyberbullying. This is the
electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person (as a student) often done
anonymously (Merriam-Webster, 5), which has led to cases of depression in teens across the
world as well as the extremity of suicide. Emotions are passed through electromagnetic waves,
and not just by todays teenagers. Adults have turned to online dating to find love, to find a
person to find the rest of their lives with. Thousands of dollars are spent on different dating
websites to avoid the hassle and practical impossibility of finding someone in ones everyday
life.
In the modernized day, mans self-deceit reigns over most other things. Meaning, through
the incapability to suffice without the computer, mankind is lying to itself. It is depending wholly
on the published works by which the average human was once able to obtain with basic
knowledge of the fact. Although it is commonly believed that the concept of electrical innovation
is pushing the world to a new degree of efficiency, it is actually forfeiting the competence of the

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typical man. Through computers mankind has grown dependent, and it will not push the world to
a higher state of knowing, but pull the world back toward a lesser state of being.

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Works Cited
Moraveji, Neema. "Calming Technology." Calming Technology. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2015.
Cocotas, Alex. "Chart of the Day: Kids Send A Mind Boggling Number Of Texts Every Month."
Business Insider. Business Insider, Inc, 22 Mar. 2013. Web. 18 Nov. 2015.
Cyberbullying. Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2015.