In the Form of Gadgets. By Amanda Casolino

        With the rise of technological advances in our current modern culture comes great advantages. However, with these advances come problems. Children do not go outdoors anymore, they start increasingly suffering from mental and behavioral problems and, scientists start discovering disorders in kids' behaviors.

        Today, we live in an age where our lives and everything that is important to us comes in the form of gadgets. I remember when I was in primary school, I used to listen to my music on my MP3 player and my friends and I used to find it so cool. And now, kids have their own cell phones and always want the newest one because or else, they don't feel "cool" enough. Now, because of technology, children don't go out anymore. They don't know what it is to play and run around freely, to get dirty, to let their imagination run wild and to laugh with each other. According to Richard Louv, in 2005, in his book Last Child In The Woods, he discovered that technological advancements combined with social networking and viral marketing, has led to an outbreak in something called Nature Deficit Disorder. This is the result of behavioral problems in children that do not spend enough time outside.

        In conclusion, technology is being underestimated. People need to start realizing that technology isn't that great after all and that modern culture isn't just affecting children but adults too. Technology is now and technology is the future but have we really all just become slaves to the machines we currently use and abuse?