Critique of Sherry Turkle

Sherry Turkle, creator of the TED talk, "Connected, But Alone?", was able to persuade, inform and entertain her audience with the overuse of technology across the globe. Turkle was able to accomplish spreading awareness of the our societies use of technology and how it has impacted our lives enough for us to adapt to it's existence. She was able to entertain her audience by connecting her topic pack to their lives. She began her speech with a scenario of how her daughter texted her "Good luck" before she came on the stage. Along with that, Turkle explained that text messages are good for showing you are thinking about someone, but is not meant for building a relationship with someone. Turkle made multiple good statements. but didn't provide her overall point until the talk was almost complete. Although Turkle did present an overall point, it was hard to follow where she was going with the talk. She was very persuasive when she used her words. Turkle hit home when she explained that "we expect more from our technology than we do from each other." I agree that we need to cut back on the use of technology because I am a tech-fanatic. I am constantly on my phone, even if I have nothing to look at. Our communication skills have decreased and we are teaching our kids to hide behind the keys of a message board. I think Turkle makes a great point that it is time to reduce the use of technology. We are becoming so attached to our devices that we become anxious and lost without them at our hip. It's time to make a chance, and Turkle did a great job of showing that.