I remember when I first used a computer. I was eight years old, healthy, and had twenty-twenty vision. Now, I am sixteen years old and I have very bad eyesight. Within eight years, IâÂÂve seen people, both adults and children, become more dependent on computers. It is a good thing since computers have helped people be able to communicate with friends and family all over the world through email, web cam, and instant messaging. ItâÂÂs how I keep in contact with my friend in China. It also allows people to send information around the world, for example the Egypt riots were told all around the world starting through Facebook.
Computers have helped people communicate, however it also is a bad influence in my opinion. Computers have allowed people to stay inside and have fun. Once in a while, if it is an extremely hot or cold day, it is acceptable. But when the weather is good, people will still rather choose to stay inside and watch YouTube videos or play RPG â Role Playing Games â all day long than go out. This lack of exercise and fresh air are, in my opinion, contributing factors in the rising number of obese adults and children. Computers also allow access to available information, like videos and games. This access allows children to see rated R movies and videos on YouTube and play violent adult games. I remember when I volunteer two years at my old prep school that I was watching over the Kindergarten going onto First grade class. A boy came up to me and cursed at me. I yelled at him and he said that he didnâÂÂt even know what it meant but that he saw a boy on YouTube say it. This access to information and videos allow children to have excuses to be disobedient and disrespectful to others.
Computers are also a health hazard. When you stare at a computer screen, the screen slowly burns your eyes out. If you only spend like an hour a day on the computer, your eyes should be fine. However, when you have to be on the computer for several hours a day due to schoolsâ dependence on them, your eyes will get worse and you will sooner or later be forced to wear thick lens glasses. Also, if you have multiple computers in a room, dust will gradually meet up at where your computers are and spending too much time at your computers will mean that you will breathe in the dust.
At this point, if anyone even reads this sentence, you will probably not get off the computer anytime soon. All I can say is, at least stand outside of your house or the building youâÂÂre at for five minutes and breathe in some fresh air. Or go and toss a disc around with a friend or something. I hear that Ultimate Frisbee is pretty fun.