Technology is the future. 

Since the beginning of time, we as humans have always strived to create; to succeed standards and push limits. 

We have always craved innovation.

However, as our craving for innovation grew, our use of technology has as well. This lead our communication of word by mouth to be replaced by technology.

Telephones, FaceTiming, calling, texting…

A major difference compared to centuries ago. 

The problem is that there is a line to which technology should be the focus of our innovation. 

Perhaps when we rely on a relationship with our phones more than with people, will mark the line being crossed.

As of 2018, are humans at that point yet?

Note: I am a 17-year-old girl.

I am part of the generation that grew up with technology at our fingertips. 

I am expected to be on my phone all the time. 

However, I am not always on my phone. 

I am not an ordinary teenager.

If you really take a look around, you will find that there are plenty of teenagers just like me who are not consumed by their phone.

As for adults, it can be arguably seen that you are consumed by technology just as much as those who you accuse to be on their devices constantly.

Need I remind you, your great grandfathers’ fathers created new technology. Your generation sparked the movement for new and innovative technology.

You are partly responsible for computer craze just as much as my generation is today. 

When did our craze for new technology start?

I believe it started in the early 1800’s when Samuel Morse developed the Morse code. He sparked future innovators like Alexander Graham Bell and Guglielmo Marconi to invent arguably the most important inventions of this time. 

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone after Samuel Morse’s idea of the telegraph. This was the first form of wired communication.

Guglielmo Marconi sought out to invent the first successful radio signal in the early 1900’s. 

Marconi’s invention completely changed the entertainment industry, for it brought our society radio stations and a future with the television industry.

Though our lifestyle has drastically changed since these inventions, the question still remains…

Are we too attached to our devices?

Both my parents are on their phones at the dinner table. 

Granted that they have important emails and documents to read, it can wait.

Whenever I go to any restaurant, more than half of its customers are staring at their phone screen, texting, calling, reading, or searching the internet. 

There are 8-year-olds with iPhones now. 

This particularly annoys me because I didn’t have my first phone until I was about 12.

Much like your generation, my first phone was a flip phone. 

We have laws for driving because of all the lives lost over texting or calling on the road.

It is crazy!

Our society is somewhat oblivious to our attachment to technology. 

I don’t expect people to change and stop using their devices because I like using them just as much as much as any other. 

However, it would be wise for our society to cut back on our use of screen time. 

With that, I challenge you and your family to be “unplugged” for one whole day. 

24 hours of no technology. No media.

Will you last the whole day?