The use of media in our everyday lives is becoming almost impossible to live without. We use it to communicate, work, and entertainment. Children, teens, adults, and senior citizens use technology in their everyday lives. In the United States, technology is becoming a bigger necessity throughout the years. For example, my school district gave all the teachers and students starting in first grade iPads to use and keep for learning purposes only. This shows that for the generation and for future generations everything about technology and our society will continue to become advanced in media. Adults across the United States use technology for work and business. They have meetings over video chats and use computers to show statistics and graphs. Technology is often used for recreation in our nation but is becoming very important among technicians in the medical field and helping communication for people with disabilities as well.
The United States is one of the leading nations in the world for technology use. We seem to use more media and technology than most other countries. For example, when my friend went to Haiti for a mission trip, she told me she had seen very little technology being used among the people. The people who were well off were only seen with flip phones or game boys. This shows how are nation is moving along much faster than a lot of other nations.
Mental health diagnoses are on the rise as well. Many people think it is linked to the use of social media. Social media sites such as Instagram and Twitter only give the user something to compare themselves to. The popular people on social media sites are most likely using filters and editing sites to make themselves look like something they are not. This causes teens and even adults to set unrealistic goals for themselves causing many different types of mental health issues. Media can be very helpful, but when used in the wrong ways can take a toll on people.
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