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The misuse of technology

The last few years have seen the upsurge in the use of technology specially the electronic gadgets. This trend has been more among the teens and the youth. The introduction of internet and mobile is considered to be the key innovations due to the use of scientific principles of the 21 st century. Initially all were fascinated by the use of these inventions but of late it appears as the electronic gadgets are playing havoc with the human race. The people are not just using them but have become slaves of these gadgets and there is a seriously growing addiction of mobiles, tabs etc. People have divergent views about the issue but many of them have started noticing the negative impact of excessive use caused by different factors. I am reminded of two incidents reported in the newspapers that many children are getting involved in certain undesirable activities because of the misuse of mobiles and other such items. There have been a number of cases reported when the young lives were l