Without a doubt, this generation is one that adores all forms of technology.
We stay connected via social media, through devices like phones and tablets and seem to know what's always going on somewhere else in the world.
Take the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris, for example. People over in California knew about it at the same time the far corners of France heard about it. It gives another channel of information for news station to get their stories out.
Besides finding out news and staying connected, technology keeps us entertained.
There's an app for everything and anything. Are some of them completely useless? Yes. Could we live without them? Yes. But if we have the option to have something to make our life easier, why not buy or download it?
RunPee has only one purpose, and it's to let us know what parts of the movie are okay to take a bathroom break. Oh, there's only pointless grocery store talk coming up? Go now.
Other apps are purely for our entertainment. A new game that almost everyone seems to be playing is Trivia Crack. One can challenge their friends and have a match of random knowledge to see who comes out victorious. The Maps app that comes with the iPhone is a practical application. Without an electronic atlas, students would have a harder time getting around.
I’m a South Carolina native, and I still pull out my map app to get me places sometimes — it’s never too bad an idea to be cautious.
Apps also allow us to carry our computers in our pockets. Sometimes a laptop just isn’t convenient to have all the time. Any smartphone or tablet can be typed on, have Internet access and can help with studying.
People argue that we’re too dependent on applications. Yes, maybe we are, but they give us a whole new way to do ordinary things. If there isn’t time to do a Target run for index cards to help study for a big final, download an app that creates the flash cards for you.
Now, instead of hauling around cards bound by a rubber band they can be accessed by a technological device.
There isn’t anything wrong with having technology, using it and liking it. Take advantage of the opportunities that come with apps.
If people complain about our generation being too dependent on machines, who cares? We’re the ones having fun on our mobile devices while benefiting ourselves in the future.