It’s a double-edged sword for me personally, as I’ve had autism and ADHD from a young age and found learning hard at school, particularly math and English. I still struggle with having to use math in situations every day, like if I have to buy something with only change, as I really have a hard time sometimes counting up coins to give to someone and receiving change, as since I can’t count them up well, I have to rely on people's honesty and that’s not a given. Being able to use a card to pay for things has saved me a lot of anxiety and stress. Debit cards were created well before I was born, but I’m thankful for that piece of technology. I’m a lot better at English than I am at Maths and am able to spell most words, but really have a hard time writing and using punctuation correctly. Being able to type on a computer or a phone has made it a lot easier, and I’ve recently discovered grammar checkers and have used AI too to fix punctuation when I’m typing something. I’ve posted a lot recently on forums here on fab to open up about the struggles I'm going through. Being able to type that up has made it easier for me to express my thoughts and feelings, as I find it difficult to write a lot. I think being able to post on a forum and share my struggles has helped me a lot, and that is one of the good parts of technology in my life. But there are positives and negatives to everything in life, and technology is no different. It probably has made me less motivated to improve my English and math, as I can do most things on a computer or a phone now and, because of my ADHD, I end up scrolling through my phone often instead of doing something constructive with my time. The biggest benefit to me personally of having technology has been when I travel, as that's my passion in life and being able to use a phone for directions is invaluable. I've traveled extensively, and being in places like Tbilisi, Georgia, and Belgrade, Serbia, I don't think I'd find it easy without a phone. I'm sure if I didn't have technology, I'd find a way without it, as I'm extremely determined when I want to do something, and traveling is no different. I do have a lot of dreams and thoughts about living a life away from technology, especially after watching a Netflix program called "The Unabomber" about a guy in the United States called Ted Kaczynski who moved out to a remote cabin in Montana because he hated technology and modern life. He eventually began mailing bombs to people involved in technology. His actions are terrible, and I don't condone them, but I do empathize with his views on technology and modern life. Sometimes I think about just moving to the middle of nowhere without any technology and living a more productive life, as even though I use my phone a lot, I often go walking, do have music playing, but I turn my data off and take a break from it all. In hindsight, it sounds great living somewhere without all these phones and computers and everything else that encompasses modern life, but I think the isolation will do me damage. But one day I hope to live a simpler life without all these things we depend on in modern life. |
Mr H 
To a degree, it can be a bit of a weird culture, yes?
'FOMO', for example.
For me, growing up in the 80's, if I missed out on something... I missed out on something. And worry not: move on, life is still to be lived..!
;-) 
. He often insists that he couldn't live without the internet though 
