Response to Richtel

I think Kord Campbell is out of control with his technology addiction. I understand the urge to check your e-mail , Facebook and other things but when it starts controlling your life you have a problem. I know his job is technology but it doesn't mean he needs to be emerged in it at all times, everyone needs a break from their job. His love for and addiction to technology is even spreading through to his kids which leads to his son doing poorly in school. Technology is a wonderful thing but it needs to be limited in some way, you can't spend all of your time online, there are too many negative effects. There are some good things like it is mentioned in the article that some video games help kids focus and find things that don't belong faster. However, it takes away from real human interaction, the kind you can't get by typing to someone. Granted, there are things like Skype now that let you video chat to interact but it still isn't the same. We need activity away from electronics. I understand where he is coming from because I know how hard it is to put your phone down, but when there is a time you need to, like during family vacations it needs to be done before the family becomes distant and falls apart. I personally think multitasking is a crazy concept. I don't know anyone that can do more than one thing at once and completely pay attention to what it going on, I know I can't. I try constantly by texting when studying or doing homework but it's too hard to keep track of where I'm at in the reading or what I just read a million times to memorize. Everyone is pulled to electronics whether it's video games, your iPod, iPhone, iPad, laptop or any other type of smart phone and even TV however, there needs to be a line drawn and we need to be less dependent on all these things. Mr. Campbell is the perfect example of someone who is controlled by technology and he should be the example that we don't want to follow.