Two Edged-sword / By: Roza Alharbi

                 Recently, technology has become increasingly popular among people even though it has several negative effects. The first and most obvious effect is that people are losing their social skills. Because people are using technology in a large part of their daily lives, they are losing their ability to socialize and communicate. Consequently, people will face mental issues such as extreme isolation, anxiety, and depression. ‏In addition to social skills, technology is also associated with health problems. Presently, people are sitting all day long in front of a device, studying, working, and communicating with others. As a result, they will suffer from severe problems such as vision problems and neck strain. These leads to the last effect of technology which is laziness. Nowadays, the internet presents thousands of information to people, so they will rely only on it, especially students. Thus, they will stick on whatever the internet provides. According to American researchers, a range from 50% to 63.1% of students have replaced text books with e-books. In short, people are using technology in almost every part of their lives, so researchers recommend decreasing the daily use of technology.

Roza Alharbi

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