We Don't Live in a Bubble

There have been many things shared by LDS speakers concerning the importance of controlling our use of digital services such as social networking and gaming.  Through all of these tips, suggestions, and teachings I feel that it is most important to remember that we are not isolated.  Often, as we use technology, we have the tendency to feel that our actions only affect ourselves and that they only affect us in that moment.  However this isolation of time and relationships is a lie.  The choices we make right now affect our future and those around us.  Someone who engages in pornography or an excessive use of any technology brings upon themselves the consequences of these actions.  These consequences can manifest themselves in a warped self-image and relationships with others.  The risk for these behaviors is not worth any supposed reward.  As we consume what technology has to offer we would be wise to think of how our actions will affect us and others in the future.