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.
First, I would start out with physiological needs. A time where separation from a device caused boredom or even anxiety. One example of this is when I was on punishment as a child, and got my phone taken away. I remember being bored that I could not talk to my friends or play with them. The next need would be security. There has been a time where I believed my phone had a virus, but it was a pop ad encouraging me to download an app that would fight against the virus, but it would actually cause one. I’m not sure how I would make the correlation between love/belonging but for esteem I can say social media has an impact on that. I wouldn’t say technology give me any self-actualization.
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