nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;D nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on theirhigh-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets.People have been influenced to become technology addicted. One study found thatpeople had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than theydid for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol. nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;The main goal of technology companies is toget people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actuallyimprove our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease.Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on thelatest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern. nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;I see people trapped in a pathological（病态的）relationship with time-sucking technology, where they servetechnology more than technology serves them. I call this technology servitude.I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because ofuncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money. nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;What is a healthy use of technologydevices? That is the vital question. Who is really in charge of my life? Thatis what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breakingup false beliefs about their use of technology. When we can live happilywithout using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regaincontrol and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover whatthere is to enjoy in life free of technology. nbsp;MaeWest is famous for proclaiming(声明) the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.” nbsp; nbsp;But it’s time to discover that it does notwork for technology. nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;Richard Fernandez, an executive coach at Google acknowledged that“we can be swept away by our technologies.” nbsp;To break the grand digital connection, people must consider how lifelong ago could be fantastic without today’s overused technology.From the passage, technology companies aim to ______._百度题库

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Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on theirhigh-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets.People have been influenced to become technology addicted. One study found thatpeople had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than theydid for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol.

The main goal of technology companies is toget people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actuallyimprove our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease.Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on thelatest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.

I see people trapped in a pathological（病态的）relationship with time-sucking technology, where they servetechnology more than technology serves them. I call this technology servitude.I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because ofuncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money.

What is a healthy use of technologydevices? That is the vital question. Who is really in charge of my life? Thatis what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breakingup false beliefs about their use of technology. When we can live happilywithout using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regaincontrol and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover whatthere is to enjoy in life free of technology. MaeWest is famous for proclaiming(声明) the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.” But it’s time to discover that it does notwork for technology.

Richard Fernandez, an executive coach at Google acknowledged that“we can be swept away by our technologies.” To break the grand digital connection, people must consider how lifelong ago could be fantastic without today’s overused technology.

From the passage, technology companies aim to ______.

Aattract people to buy their products

Bprovide the latest information

Cimprove people’s quality of life

Ddeal with cultural diseases