Technology Addiction

"Tasty", "Sweet", "Delicious", the sounds come from the latest famous mobile game, Candy Crush. Whenever you are on the train or bus, you must hear those sounds from all side. When you want to search the origin of the sound, a special scene will be discovered. Probably all of the people are focusing on their smart device with their head down. This phenomenon is regarded as technology addiction. There are lots of reason that cause the occurrence of such addiction including peer influence, stressful life. Because of the addicted behavior, people are affected not only physically but also mentally.

In this era, people become digital native or digital immigrant. No matter which filed you are, people surrounded you must get a smartphone or tablet. They will communicate with each other by these smart devices or discuss the things related to the smart devices. People would be feel isolated or loneliness if they have not a smart product to join the discussion. Take student as an example. Students, nowadays, love to chat with friends using smartphone application since they can chat with each other every time they want. This is one of the ways that students regarded as enhancing their friendship. If a student does not have a smartphone, the student will lose the chance to chat with others. This is a kind of peer influence that force people to have a smart devices.




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