Technology is continually developing and has begun to create shortcuts for American society. As a society we need to find a balance between our use of technology and our daily lives. In my opinion, society has become too dependent on technology. The more advanced technology becomes, the more it seems to gain control over our lives. Although technology offers society many beneficial qualities; it is also causing many negative effects to occur. Technology is impacting society on a social, mental and physical level. One point addressed in each article was how technology has affected society on a social level. Technology has contributed to society's lack of social skills and social interaction and has allowed many of us to become antisocial individuals. According to Sherry Turkle, psychologist and director of the MIT Initiative on Technology, the lack of these social skills has contributed to the lack of emotional maturation in individuals in today's society. Turkle said: “Very quickly for teenagers [it became] [that] they would rather text than talk because talking for them involves too much information, too much tension, too much embarrassment. They like the idea of ​​a medium where there doesn't need to be embarrassment." (Türkiye). I know this is true among teenagers in our society. I, like many of my other colleagues, would prefer to send a text message before calling someone any day. I believe this is because we have become so dependent on text messaging that we no longer know how to have a decent intellectual conversation. Turkle says this happens because "talking involves too much information, texting is much faster, and it's very easy to stop before you get rejected." In addition to influencing society... half of the paper... .and physically active. As technology continues to advance, it seems that society's aptitudes have begun to decline socially, mentally, and physically. According to Butte, famous theoretical physicist Albert Einstein once stated, “It has become frighteningly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity” (Butte). I think this quote really sums up how technology has affected our society. Works Cited Butte Patil, Pratik R. Technological Advancements and Its Impact on Humanity. Academia.edu. Academia.edu, 2013. Web. November 15, 2013. Crowther, Hal. "One hundred fears of loneliness. “The Telegraph". Telegraph, 13 August 2013. Web. 26 October 2013. Sterling, Bruce. “Self-sufficiency 2008”. The Atlantic.The Atlantic Monthly Group, November 1, 2008.Web. October 16, 2013.Turkle, Sherry. Interview: Digital Nation. On the front line. PBS. WGBH, Boston, February 2, 2010.Web. October 16th. 2013.