Technological development - disadvantages

• people are getting extremely dependent on electronic devices
• countless younger and even older people are addicted to the internet, which they use on computers and smartphones, and it damages their eyes
• many people use their smartphones even when they are together with their friends, so they jeopardise their relationships
• the internet is loaded with a lot of harmful content, which can disturb people's inner peace
• your PC can get infected by viruses which may badly damage or even destroy your computer, steal your personal data and install unwanted softwares
• a vast number of people become addicted to adult sites, which can cause serious problems in their later life
• GPS softwares might take you to toll roads by accident, so you may have to pay an extra fee
• social media sites too heavily dominate people’s existence and they miss out on real life
• televisions and the internet often take time away from doing sports, so may end up being an overweight couch potato
• social media sites trigger jealousy, because you can see who likes whose photos and statements
• you lose all your privacy, and people will always know what you do
• your telephone often rings at the wrong time, for example when you are on a date, at the cinema or at the cash register or till