Even better than the real thing

Recently I was thinking a lot about the impact of technology in society. Last week Charly gave us an article about multitasking, which is related to the use(or abuse) of technology. I was astonished when reading the article and see that there are cases that technology seems to be so powerful that can destroy family life. Children and teenagers are so absorved by gadgets that they could spend all day using either a computer, or sending messages with their cell phones.This is something to be aware of because this abuse of technology tends to isolated them and they are not able to socialize.If we go further, if we analize deeply this issue,ther are several things to take into account.I think that one of the reasons why technological devices catch our attention is because they can become a task that used to be difficult or boring it into something easier.Moreover, all the things you need for doing your work or entertaining yourself are packed all in one in a computer. Nowadays there is no need to have an audio equipment or a DVD player if you have a computer: you have them already there.Another thing is that Internet and chatting are part of a virtual world. In my opinion the main reason why people are hooked with Internet is because it is an escape from reality. It is easier to keep a relationship or socialize through the Internet, because you can fake your identity. You can be someone else and not being reaponsible for you actions.The net offers you complete freedom of action, and there aren´t any risks: if things get difficult or unpleasant with someone you just log out and that´s it. But not only the internet manipulated reality in anyway we want to, it´s what a computer or technological devices offer you. For example, there are these computer programs like Photoshop which are a good tool for producing artistic photos and so on, but it also helps you to modify reality in a way: this program is used in journalism. With this program they can modify the physical appearence of a famous person and make him or her "perfect". Everything in these technological world seems to be virtual, fake,unreal. I think that this the world which I have to live in, and I have to get accustomed to that.