My Relationship with Technology

 My Relationship with Technology

Everyone has had different experiences and different purposes when using technology. Personally for me, technology has had a big impact in my life. I have used technology for multiple instances, such as for my personal life, education, and for what I do outside of school. 

I have used technology throughout my entire life. However, I started to use technology more towards the end of my middle school years. Ever since, I became fascinated with technology as it has become a very important part of my life. Initially, I used technology for fun, whether it was playing video games or watching YouTube. However, to this day I still use technology for fun as I use it to watch sports or watch videos pertaining to sports. 

Social media has been one of the most positive aspects in my life and it has strengthened my relationship with technology. Five years ago, I made an Instagram page pertaining to the Charlotte Hornets. From the beginning I always wanted to reach across a wide platform of people and give them coverage of the team from a perspective of a fan. Since, my page has taken off, as I've reached over 26,000 followers across the world and met and chatted with many great people along the way. If it weren't for technology I wouldn't be where I'm at today and wouldn't have met the people I have. Technology gave me the opportunity to reach my goals and start heading towards where I want to end up in the sports field.

Another positive aspect of my life within technology has been sports. Sports has always been something i've really enjoyed throughout my entire life. Technology has given me a way to do so many things within sports that I couldn't have imagined as a kid. It has made my overall sports viewing experience much better. Some examples are reading articles on the web that surround sports stories and being able to watch highlights of games, if I was unable to watch the game. Technology has given me a lot more opportunities to watch sports and enjoy it in a different way. Technology gives you various options to watch games, whether it's through streaming, cable, or networking. 

Technology also gave me the opportunity to write articles for my favorite sports team on Hornets Sports Illustrated. As a kid it was always intriguing to read sports columns and stories, and now it's crazy to think now that I'm doing the same thing. Without technology, it wouldn't be possible because everything requires technology, whether it's finding statistics or finding highlights for a player or finding out details about a players past. 

Technology is only going to keep expanding as the years go on, which can be exciting, but also a little bit concerning. It's becoming more known that A.I. is aware of our every move and it's scary to think about how much information they know abut us, without us giving it out to them willingly. A.I. has already changed the world drastically and it's crazy to think about how much more it could change in the next decade or years to come.