Before:

Most parents or older adults would probably agree that this generation is addicted to our phones. Would you blame them for thinking that though? If you were to go to even a restaurant, you could experience this addiction first hand, teenagers are on their phones for the duration of the meal, the whole time completely ignoring the people and the real life experiences  in front of that are surrounding them. As Anderson states, “The Internet is basically a Skinner box engineered to tap right into our deepest mechanisms of addiction… unpredictable cycles.” This basically explains that how the internet obtains grabs our undivided attention by randomly mentioning our wants or desires, causing us to stay tuned in searching for information that is relevant to the individual. This addiction, some might say, is very easy to obtain at this younger age when our brains are not aren’t fully developed.

 

After:

Most parents or older adults would probably agree that this generation is addicted to our phones. Would you blame them for thinking that though? Go to a restaurant. You could experience this addiction first hand. Teenagers are on their phones for the duration of the meal. The whole time completely ignoring the people and the real life experiences  in front of them. As Anderson states, “The Internet is basically a Skinner box engineered to tap right into our deepest mechanisms of addiction… unpredictable cycles.” This basically explains that how the internet grabs our undivided attention by randomly mentioning our wants or desires. Causing us to stay tuned in searching for information that is relevant to the individual. This addiction, some might say, is very easy to obtain at this younger age when our brains are not aren’t fully developed.