This week I am relating my experiences with technology to the Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. The first is basic needs which at the bottom tier relates to things that are required for survival. While there is not much related to phones or such things for these we do have stoves to cook and fridges to keep food edible for longer and these are both technology that has made basic needs more accessible. Next for basic needs is security and safety which is also fulfilled by technology. We get alerts when someone is abducted and we have sirens for when national disasters happen. The next rung is psychological needs which is “belonging and love”, and “esteem” needs. Both of these can be fulfilled with technology, while personally I prefer to be with my friends physically there is definitely people who get both if these through online interaction and accomplishment doing things online as well. Social media is used a lot for these things. The final rung is self-actualization, achieving ones full potential including creative activities. There is so much to accomplish with technology such as online projects like making games and building businesses and websites. Technology helps to fulfill every rung on the latter in some way which shows how integrated technology is in our lives. While I talk about the positives most of these rungs can also be negatively impacted by the influence of technology.