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One of the negative effect of technology for us adults is too much dependency on it. We don't walk anymore we always ride, we don't do household works because we have technologies for that, we watch tv always, we sat in front of our computers for hours and in social gathering we spend time looking at it instead of talking to our peers and kin. In children, they use technology too much for playing and some for education. It has too much bad impact on our health..

some negative effects of technology is the people's dependency to it. manpower is reduced resulting to more unemployment. one thing that lack is that  essence of physical communication where understanding is the main issue.

Ha, in the old days parents used t say that children used to always be outside doing something useful - not watching TV.........

Here the negative effects technology can have:
1. Isolation
Social isolation is characterized by a lack of contact with other people in normal daily living, such as, the workplace, with friends and in social activities. We isolate ourselves by walking around in our own little world, listening to our iPods or staring at the screen of the latest mobile device even when we are around other people. Studies have shown that people who are socially isolated will live shorter lives.
2. Lack of Social Skills
The use of online social media outlets causes us to meet face-to-face with much less frequency resulting in a lack of much needed social skills. We lose the ability to read body language and social cues in other people.
3. Obesity
The more time people are spending engrossed in video games, talking to friends online and watching funny cat videos on YouTube, they are spending less time being active or exercising. Also the likelihood of mindlessly eating unhealthy food increases as people are hypnotized by the latest episode of Honey Boo Boo.
4. Depression
Technology creates the perfect recipe for depression with the lack of human contact, overeating and lack of exercise. There is a reason the use of antidepressants are on the rise and the blame can’t be completely dumped on the pharmaceutical companies. They aren’t carting people into the doctor’s office and force feeding them the pills. This isn’t to say that depression isn’t a real problem, but some people could cure their depression by living a healthier lifestyle.
5. Poor Sleep Habits
Some of the negative effects of technology can be linked to the effect it has on sleep habits. We get sucked into online activities that keep us up too late and the constant stream of information can make it difficult to turn off our brains. Also, the ambient glow from screens can affect the release of melatonin, the sleep chemical. Keeping technology out of the bedroom would be a very healthy habit to acquire.
6. Pollution
With the rapid-changing world of electronics and technology, the turnover rate for upgrades is staggering. This constant stream of out with the old, in with the new is adding to the levels of toxicity in our air and land. E-waste is not always disposed of properly, causing deadly chemicals to leach into the ground. Plants that manufacture the electronics are emitting toxic fumes into the air. Plus there is little to no regulations on the disposal of personal E-waste.
7. Increased Bullying
The use of technology has caused an increase in bullying and escalated the degree of severity. Kids are no longer able to escape their tormentors once they reach the safety of their own homes. Bullies infiltrate the security of their victims’ homes through online avenues. It is also easier to get more kids involved in bullying because people are more likely to say things online that they wouldn’t say in person. The increase in cyber-bullying has also led to an increase in teen suicides.
8. Lack of Privacy
The internet has stripped the world of privacy. Long gone are the days of having an unlisted telephone number and staying offline to keep your information safe from prying eyes. With a few flicks on a keyboard the average person can find anyone’s address and contact information. For those with more sinister intentions, the use of phishing, viruses and hacking helps to find any information they wish to obtain. Plus, people have no sense of privacy online. They don’t think twice about tweeting every move they make, freely giving out their location on Google Map and putting their entire life story on Facebook.
9. Higher Level of Deceit
On the flip side of having no privacy, people use the internet to deceive others. Most people don’t dig too deeply when doing a search on someone to check them out. By creating a few false profiles, people are able to pretend to be whomever they want. People are being “catfished” on dating sites. Hell, you could be talking to someone on the FBI’s top ten most wanted list and not realize it until you see them getting arrested on the news.
10. Warped Sense of Reality
Using the internet as an escape from real life is very easy to do. In real life you only speak to a few people each day, there’s no Photoshop or avatar for the reflection in your mirror, bills must be paid and saying smartass things is frowned upon. However, online you are a freaking rock star! You have enough “friends” to form a small country, you look great in your pics or you have a kickass avatar, plus you get rewards or points for saying clever things (more if the clever thing is also mean-spirited). Unfortunately we must live in the real world whether we like it or not.
11. Stress
Constantly being “plugged in” and “connected” causes an extra layer of stress that wasn’t present before the overuse of technology.
12. Blackberry/iPhone Thumb
Tendonitis in the thumb, a.k.a. Blackberry/iPhone Thumb, is a form of repetitive strain injury caused by the frequent use of thumbs to press buttons on mobile devices. The same injury can also be obtained from playing too many video games.
13. Lack of Social Boundaries
Much in the same way that people over share on social media sites, there is an increasing tendency to cross social boundaries. Cyber stalking someone or sending unsolicited nude photos are examples of grossly crossing social boundaries.

 

there are many negative effect of technology to the society. Like people become introvert, it makes people depended with them. they become less active physically.

The impact of negative technology
1 excessive use
2 decreased awareness of offline communication
3 forms an instant personality

Technology provides 2 effects on humans, good effects and bad effects.
The effect of good technology will be felt by us if we use it well. And bad effects will be felt if we do not use it well.
So take advantage of the best possible technology.

Technology have two efect. On one side, technology helps in the fields of economy, health and etc, but on other side, technology is also destructive, such as being less related to neighbors, making it lazy, and ca'nt focused in the real world,

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I think technology made people independent to it. People became addicted to it, and seemed like they can't live without it. They became judgemental, aggressive, lack self respect, lazy because of social media and internet. As for kids, kids became less sociable and unhealthy because they don't even  play outside.

Technology may be good in some ways but not always. For example if you have kids then they're too addicted to computer games it may be a hard situation because some kids have many ways to sneak out just to play computer games and to steal money just to play. But this is not always happen if you and you're kids have a good family connection. And you know how to disciplined them.

Inevitably the emerging technologies of the future will redefine our understanding of biology, the material world and manufacturing...

We dont have free time anymore, our free time is consumed by the technology.

I think biggest negative effect is we lost to appreciate little things, we seen soo many wonderfull things and now our brain have very big expectations from everything.

I agree with you. Technology is a very big help in our daily activities and works. It help us to finish our jobs faster and accurate. But technology also has a negative effect that we should avoid to happen. In my observation, many children below 7 years old are being addict in using of gadgets so their social interaction with the community are being loss. We should use technology properly so we can avoid problems.

Not all children are raised the same. Consider all types/categories of people living in today's world. Also consider differences between countries like, for example, US, Sweden, Japan, S.Korea, Iceland, Switzerland, S. Africa etc...

All these people will have children which will be differently exposed to technology. Not all of them will become blind, fat and retarded adults, although a good chunk of them might if we don't change something.

children have so bad Negative effects of technology they will be blind , fat and will have short life

I don't agree with the last that it's a waste of mental energy. It depends on the person using it because I use my smartphone to study, read, listen to podcasts, etc. For me, that's not a waste of it. It is mostly dependent on how you approach the technology and how you take advantage of the things that it could do. Of course it has down sides but you shouldn't be scared of it.

I think that the major hit in technology to now is that as time goes on we are becoming more and more dependent on it. We cant leave home without it. We cant do stuff without having a phone that can organize and plan and map out things for us.