Review Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and explain how each level relates to your experiences with technology. Give specific examples of how your digital experiences relate to each level of need.

  • Psychological- This is describing the fundamental human needs and relating to this technology for me would be building the computer I have. Making sure I have all of the parts I need. Making sure that they are all connected and talking to each other. Making sure that I put every tiny screw back into place before turning it on for the first time.
  • Safety- My experience with this would be constantly ensuring that my computer is doing scans of the firewall and making sure that all updates are completed and that nothing out of the ordinary is found on the computer.
  • Belonging- I’ve found that for me stepping into the world of technology, not even just programming but also just taking online classes, was intimidating and I felt that I didn’t have what it took to start classes or begin programming. Through connections I’ve made, I’ve learned a lot about technology in general and it was all through social networks that I had previously established. This isn’t strictly technology related; however, this has been my experience with it so far.
  • Esteem- Funny enough, I gained a bit of self-esteem by developing this website and editing it to my liking and making these posts. After watching countless YouTube videos trying to figure out how to edit a single page, now that I’ve gotten the hang of editing the order of pages and designing it, I’ve had a huge boost to my esteem in the technology world.
  • Self-Actualization- I like to think that my self-actualization will come when I start working on the programming projects that have been suggested to me by coworkers and actually working with code and developing technology to perform different functions. Some of the projects that I want to begin working on eventually involve automating certain basic things around, even including outside, the house and making headway with these projects will make me feel self-actualized.