As the English alternative rock band Muse asks in their famous song “Screenager”, “Who's so fake and always surrounded? This song perfectly describes the effects of technology on America. People are overwhelmed with different types of technology everywhere they go and even carry technology such as phones, laptops, and iPods. These may seem like a blessing, but they risk dividing America. Every day, eight- to eighteen-year-olds watch four and a half hours of television, listen to two and a half hours of music, use their computers for an hour and a half, and spend two and a half hours on their cell phones. , two hours for texting and half an hour for talking. That’s eleven hours spent on media per day (Crawford). Additionally, people visit on average around 40 websites per day. Technology can cause stress and make it difficult to remember and concentrate on tasks. As Matt Ricthel says in Attached to Technology and Paying a Price, “our ability to concentrate is undermined by bursts of information” (Richtel). Steven Johnson has a different approach to the interest in technology flooding the United States. In his book Everything Bad Is Good for You, Johnson states that "the most degrading forms of mass diversion—video games, violent television series, and juvenile sitcoms—turn out to be nutritional after all" (Johnson 21), because they improve visual memory. skills (Johnson 23) and analytical skills (Johnson 33). Others say our brains adapt to technology (Walters), but nothing can compensate for the damage electronics can cause. All aspects of Americans' health, including physical, social, and mental health, are being altered by entertainment technology. Bullying is a huge problem caused by technology...... middle of article ......ess Study Shows Pervasiveness of cyberbullying, digital discrimination and sexting." Entertainment Close-up. September 30, 2011: n. Print. Fernandez, Elvina. "Teaching families about the dangers of the cyber world." "Nottingham Evening Post October 7, 2011, n. [Male-Female]." Times of India October 16, 2011, n. p. Printed. .Walters, Conrad. “Are smartphones making us stupid?.” Sydney Morning Herald November 21, 2010, n. p. Printed. .Johnson, Steven. Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Actually Makes Us Smarter in New York: Penguin Group, 2005. Print..