This document discusses how technology can contribute to social isolation and neurosis. It defines key terms and explores how social media, video games, and smartphones can be both beneficial and detrimental. While technology allows constant connection, it can replace face-to-face interaction and facilitate addiction and withdrawal symptoms. The document examines specific issues like cyberbullying, comparison on social media, and problems discerning reality from games. It concludes that technology has negatively impacted social connections, but also enables global communication. Moderation is important to balance benefits and risks of new technologies.

1. J O E L WE B E R 2 0 0 2 3 3 7 1 7
TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL
ISOLATION AND NEUROSIS

2. THIS PRESENTATION ENTAILS
• Definitions
• Technology and Addiction
• Technology That Causes these issues
• Social Media: Good or Evil
• Video Games: Good or Evil
• Smartphone Addiction
• Conclusion
• References

3. DEFINITIONS
• Social Isolation: “State that occurs when someone
experiences a complete lack of contact with the
social world” (Study.com)
• Neurosis: excessive and irrational anxiety or
obsession.
• Addiction: Dependence physically and mentally on
a certain thing.

4. TECHNOLOGY AND ADDICTION
• In todays society technology is highly addictive
• With technology highly accessable it is easy to
become addicted without being aware
• Having withdrawal from technology is becoming
more and more popular with every person from a
variety of different age groups.

5. TECHNOLOGY THAT CAUSES SOCIAL
ISOLATION AND NEUROSIS
• Social Media such as; Facebook, Twitter, Instgram
and Pintrest is easy for people to become obessed
because its free to sign up and can be accessed
from just about anywhere in the world
• Video Games; Highly additive and time consuming
and can become highly dangerous if the player
sees the game as reality
• Cell Phones; Avoiding face to face conversations
with people

6. SOCIAL MEDIA
Good
• 50% of people learn about
breaking news on sites
• 67% law professions think social
media helps solve crimes more
quickly.
Evil
• Spread False information on
Social Media sites (Mexico City,
2012)
• Heavy use can cause students
to have lower grades

7. SOCIAL MEDIA CONTINUED
Good
• 64% of companies are on two
or more social networks for
recruiting
• Empower people to make
social change
Evil
• Spend less time face to face
with people
• Facilitate cyber bullying
• Prone to social isolation

8. VIDEO GAMES
Good
• Improve hand-eye
coordination
• Promote problem solving and
logic skills
Evil
• Highly addictive that may lead
to retreat into the game world
• May contain Violence that
lead to real life violence

9. VIDEO GAMES CONTINUED
Good
• Life Skills including; working as a
team, delegating certain tasks,
and the ability to prioritize.
• Allow children to learn from
games and apply the skills in
real life situations
Evil
• Having trouble distinguishing
between fantasy and reality
• Violent video games may
possibly contribute of high
school shootings in resent
history (Columbine High School,
1999)

10. SMARTPHONE ADDICTION
• Time Magazine Techland secon conducted a
massive poll of 5000 Americans, Britons, south
Koreans, Chinese, Indians, South Africans,
Indonesians, and Brazilians and found:
• 84% said they could not go a single day without
their cellphones
• 50% of Americans sleep with their phone next to
them like a teddy bear
• 20% said they check their phone every 10 minutes.

11. CONCLUSION
• Technology has obviously had a huge negative impact on social isolation and neurosis.
With the negative impact there has been positives that go with it as well, there is no way
to tell which ones have the most impact on us as a society.
• On the positive, with how convenient and accessible these technologies are, social
media, smart phones, and even video games are all very effective ways that keep us
connected to one another for profession, personal and educational reason. All these
contribute to us not feeling alone and can reach whoever we want to, when we want to
regardless of where we are in the world, which 30 years ago was non existent.
• With that being said with every positive traits, there are cons. Society is becoming so
global that we are forgetting about the people that are right in front of us. We can not
stop ourselves from looking at status updates from people that we have not seen since
high school and become better than the other person and make thing whole other life
online that we forget about reality and personal connections and focus on how many
followers or friends we have online. Video Games is also apart of this problem as a way
for players to escape their own reality from the comfort of their living room. These all
contribute to our feeling of social isolation and neurosis, by comparing our lives to others
through our computer, television, and smartphone screens.

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