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Today marks the release of the iPad. We went to the Apple store and viewed it. My god, it is beautiful. And extremely functional. Our society, however, is becoming increasingly dependent on electronic devices for entertainment, refuge, information, useless celebrity gossip, and happiness. Let us weigh the pros and cons of technological dependence.

PROS:
-Convenience
-Seamless transfer and spread of important information
-Communication becomes effortless
-Endless access to tons of knowledge

CONS:
-Too much information being transferred (stuff that might accidentally get on the net to your dismay)
-Dependence and too much reliance, to the point of addiction
-Hype, lies, useless celebrity gossip become more prevalent in our society
-Social networking jeopardizes social skills as well as proper use of the English language
-Makes us LAZY BUMS

So, I don't think you can say just one thing. The question is not if this dependence is good or bad, because it's ahb-viously both. But all one can say now, observing how frequently and at what a rapid rate new, efficient, fantastic devices come out for anything and everything, is that the world is in for quite a ride. And it will never be the same again.