▁patterns . ▁Cont inu ous ▁studies ▁have ▁shown ▁that ▁increased ▁B MI ▁and ▁weight ▁gain ▁are ▁associated ▁with ▁people ▁who ▁spend ▁long ▁hours ▁online ▁and ▁not ▁exer cis ing ▁frequently . ▁ ▁He avy ▁Internet ▁use ▁is ▁also ▁displayed ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁lower ▁gr ades ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁use ▁it ▁in ▁excess ive ▁amounts . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁mobile ▁ph ones ▁whilst ▁driving ▁has ▁increased ▁the ▁occurrence ▁of ▁road ▁acc idents ▁— ▁particularly ▁amongst ▁te en ▁drivers . ▁Statist ically , ▁te ens ▁reported ly ▁have ▁four fold ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁road ▁traffic ▁inc idents ▁as ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁or ▁older , ▁and ▁a ▁very ▁high ▁percentage ▁of ▁ad oles c ents ▁write ▁( 8 1 %) ▁and ▁read ▁( 9 2 %) ▁texts ▁while ▁driving . ▁In ▁this ▁context , ▁mass ▁media ▁and ▁technology ▁have ▁a ▁negative ▁impact ▁on ▁people , ▁on ▁both ▁their ▁mental ▁and ▁physical ▁health . ▁ ▁Complex ▁techn ological ▁systems ▁Thomas ▁P . ▁Hugh es ▁stated ▁that ▁because ▁technology ▁has ▁been ▁considered ▁as ▁a ▁key ▁way ▁to ▁solve ▁problems , ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁aware ▁of ▁its ▁complex ▁and ▁varied ▁characters ▁to ▁use ▁it ▁more ▁efficiently . ▁What ▁is ▁the ▁difference ▁between ▁a ▁wheel ▁or ▁a ▁comp ass ▁and ▁cook ing ▁machines ▁such ▁as ▁an ▁o ven ▁or ▁a ▁gas ▁st ove ? ▁Can ▁we ▁consider ▁all ▁of ▁them , ▁only ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁them , ▁or ▁none ▁of ▁them ▁as ▁techn ologies ? ▁ ▁Technology ▁is