Is Technology going to far?

On Thursday, we watched a video in class. The video talked about how technology had impacted our lives and how it has changed us. Technology has grown and we have grown along with it. The video was fine at first to watch, but then became weird.
During the first part of the video, it focused on students having the ability to supposedly being able to multitask. I found that these student, especially at MIT, couldn't multitask. The reason I believe this is because when the professor was talking and he mention that the mean average on the midterm was a 75, it was surprising. I think if students were focus just in the class and not on Facebook or email people, they could have gotten a better grade.
It was also amazing to see how these students were constantly on their electronics. I thought going out to dinner with you friends meant having a conversation with them, but I guess I am wrong. The students at MIT were going to dinner with friends, but really they were going to dinner with their cell phones. I find that really rude. I think those students have no self-control. I mean your with friends now, whatever is going on can wait.
The other part of the film that was strange was when they went to South Korea. In South Korea, the technology is so much worst. There are places were people could go and go on computers and play games. These people would spend most of their time on the computer, that some even died. That is crazy.
I also found surprising how South Korea took a step in trying to fix the problem. The government step up a camp. In this camp, students were sent to help get rid of their addiction to certain electronics, especially the computer. The students had to give up their phones for two weeks while staying at the camp. The students would attend meetings, like self-help groups. They would also do activities. I don't really think that going without certain electronics for two weeks would actually make a difference. I think it would just make you spend more time on the computer. I am glad to see that South Korea has started to think of way to solve the problem, but I don't think it is going to be that easy to solve.
It was interesting to see how South Korea was teaching the younger children the safe way to use computers, but I don' t really think this will work either. Children are small, so they tend to to do what they are told. When the children begin to grow, technology will be a huge part of their lives. I think teaching them how to use the computers safely is a good thing, but I really don't think it will work in the long run.
The last thing on the video talked about virtual world. This topic was strange. The part I found strange was the Second Life program. It was really weird. I think that technology is getting way to far. It is really weird having a virtual meeting on a computer screen, when all the employees are in the office any way. I find it weird that making avatars and having them speak for you in a computer is very strange. I understand that the virtual world system is good on communicating with people form other countries because you save a lot of money on traveling. I just don't get why meeting face to face isn't a better idea. I mean on a computer screen you can't tell how a person is feeling or even if they are acting sarcastically. You can only see the avatar. It's like they are playing with virtual dolls.
I really don't like the idea of the virtual world. I think technology is advancing to fast. I think communication was always best done face to face, especially if you in the same building. I have a feeling that technology is changing and will change socialization. It's sad to see how people are more entertained with people they have never met before because of playing games online. In the end, I think technology needs to slow down a bit.