Can you remember the last time that you sent an actual letter? I can, I was about 8 and it was to a family member in South Australia. I’ll never forget how excited I was to receive a letter back. I don’t think I’ve written a letter since which is a shame really. But now we have technology which allows us to communicate so much faster. I can send someone an email and get a response in a few hours instead of days. But there are ethical issues that surround these technologies like the fact that they appear to be very convenient but they are leading to things like bullying.

According to Rahul C. Basole, these digital technologies offer a “whole new way of interacting” (Basole, 2004). He highlights that through the use of these devices we can do many things at once which increases proficiency. However, these technologies don’t always lead to increased effectiveness or convenience as they can cause distraction. In a classroom for example students may look at other things other than the task at hand or start playing games  which I am guilty of too this can link back to last weeks post and how now we can’t live without these technologies. But on a more serious note these technologies are causing bigger ethical issues like bullying. People can feel that they can hide behind a screen and say horrible things about people. This is leading people to be feel socially isolated “ the sensation of loneliness is presented with then basic need to feel connected to people through social links is not satisfied” (Halpern, 2017) pg 705. People shouldn’t be feeling this way, the technology we have enables us to communicate with the whole world. We should be using it to our advantage and for it to help us not bring us down.

Basole, R. C. (2004). The value and impact of moblie information and communication technology.

So... I’m a good Shadowhunter then.... I can live with that!