Not only has technology advanced, but it has become so much more accessible.
Today, I was walking with a friend and we were talking about the advancement of smart phones. Everyone today has a smart phone, but back in 2008 they were still kind of expensive. My dad first got the iPhone 3G around that time, and it was the coolest thing ever. My mom, my sisters and I all still had flip phones, so this new phone my dad got was really cool. I remember one time we went on vacation one of our flights back home was cancelled, so my dad had to buy new airplane tickets from his iPhone. It was so crazy back then. It was the first time I ever saw something like that. Nowadays, anyone can buy airline tickets from their smartphone. The media selling textbook points out that in 2008, 75% of adults were using the internet. When I first read that, I was a bit surprised. I thought it would be a little less. I mean, at that point most people had computers, but everything has changed with the introduction of smart phones. I have a feeling that young kids today are learning how to use the internet from smart phones instead of computers. I am also amazed that adults who didn't grow up with this technology have been abale to adapt and learn it so well. My 89 year old Grandmother recently got a computer and an iPhone. She is getting there. It continues to amaze me how easy technology is to use.
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