The video Digital_Nation elaborates on the fact that people today are constantly centered around technology. The video featured students at prominent schools talking about how they are always on their smart phones and laptops, doing multiple things at once. It made me take a look around and see how true that really is. I cannot think of an instance since I have been in college when I walked into a room and no one had some form of technology in front of them. This is just the way it is now. Many students bring their laptops to lectures and while “listening,” they also check their Facebook, email, and whatever else their lives are based around. I believe those students are hurting themselves by not giving their lectures their full attention.

People everywhere are so into digital communication that texting while driving is as normal as listening to the radio while driving. Digital_Nation showed a study being done about how those who text while driving might as well be driving blindfolded. That discovery was a disturbing one. Since that day, I have not sent or read text messages while driving.

Although this digital age is taking us to great places, it is also becoming a dangerous distraction in our lives.