Has technology left us paralysed?
“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity” — Albert Einstein
Technology has started playing too vital a role in our lives. In fact, it won’t be an exaggeration to say that technology has become as indispensable as eating & drinking. Though it is largely a creation of the west, it has clinched its claws in our country too.
Information technology is being used almost by every Indian, and Indian youth is affected the most. Fun fact — Facebook, which has its roots in America, has more users in India in comparison to any other country. As rightly quoted by Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg,
“As of 2017, the total population of the world is 7.5 billion. Out of those 7.5 billion people, 2 billion are on Facebook.”
Back in the beginning of the 21st century, internet was considered a privilege. Not only internet, but owning a computer was a big deal. But now, every household has at least one device with internet on it, thanks to Mr. Mukesh Ambani. Had he been a political ruler, he surely would have won!
There was a time when kids used to play with board games like Money Circle, Ludo, Snakes and Ladders and what not? Now a 12 year old demands an I Phone on his birthday!
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Even Superman can’t change into his costume without Phone Booths which have become a thing of the past!
One thing is for sure, technology has become the necessary evil in today’s time, and the irony is it is both necessary and evil in the same context! Surely it is very difficult for us to survive without getting into some kind of contact with technology, and thus we have made ourself slaves of technology. I believe that with more and more social networking websites coming into existence, it has become a mandatory habit for the youth of our country to showcase themselves in a way which is acceptable to the society but is far far different from their actual personalities. Society matters the most!
With girls drooling over the likes of Virat Kohli and Fawad Khan(I agree they are damn attractive!), boys of my generation have shifted their concerns from being casual to grooming themselves, just to find an acceptable place in the society, thanks to technology!
13 years old girls want to be like the Kardashians, can you believe?
As aptly said by Sir Martin, a royal professor at Cambridge,
“The journey times are just too great for mortal minds and bodies.
“If you’re immortal, however, these distances become far less daunting.
“That journey will be made by robots, not us.”
I just hope he is wrong this time!
