Interactions with robots or machinery are more common than a living, breathing human. Who do we say hello to? Is there anyone to acknowledge anymore?
You wake up, thankyou Siri. Your first brew of the day has been programmed to begin at 7am. A warm sourdough bloomer or Parisian baguette baked daily at your local Lidl. Scan, beep Apple Pay and go. Insert coins of you’re feeling exceptionally retro.
Then you go about your day. Depending on whether you work from home or in office, will depend on if it’s necessary to say hello at any point that day. You could ask yourself if you’re okay of course, but somehow I think that may seem more sad than asking Alexa! At least she appeases this oddly secluded world surrounded by uniquely modern extended silences.
Possibly you say hello to the first customer of the day a complete stranger, expected from societal expectations. Meaning is little to none. Autopilot.
On your break, you may have a scroll through social media. Images, opinions, remarks, from strangers coming to life through microscopic pixels. A sense of feeling? Being in the loop? What loop is there when it’s imaginary? A mobile device doesn’t fulfil you. It’s a technological supplement for voids in life. Why are house phones practically extinct? The purpose is no longer there. Why talk to people when you could surf the web, apps, leave a digital footprint? Priorities and more importantly, simplicity is no longer popular.
China is always a few steps ahead of the UK when it comes to tech. Young Chinese women are turning to AI boyfriends on apps called ‘Glow’ and ‘Wantalk’ along with many more I’m sure. They say they are ‘better than real men’. I mean the fact this comparison even exists says a lot about what’s to come. Your boyfriend is a computer. Yet another gadget programmed to appease us emotionally, mentally… I’d rather not enquire about any more!
You live life in the fast lane. You keep up with the Jones’. But who keeps up with you? Unless you set an alert, you’re forgettable. Your identity is who you are. Without a footprint, who are you? Sunroof up top, Face ID unlocked, one is reality the other is a chipset processed to control the mind. Which would you choose?
Opting to live in a virtual reality, blurs the lines between fact and fiction. Is life really that dull?
Try and take a moment each day to switch off from any electronic gadgets which shortcut and simplify your life. Disconnect the motherboard, not your brain function.
What do you think? Has tech taken over your life? Does it benefit you or cause more harm than good? What do you think the next generation will be like? Comment below!
Beauty File 
If we don’t start teaching our young to shut off from the screens they won’t know how to be who they are without them. Technology is a great tool, but everyone should take time to be out in nature and spend time around each other too. Great post.
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I love the idea of disconnecting from gadgets to reconnect with ourselves. It’s so easy to get lost in the digital world. Taking moments to switch off sounds like a refreshing way to regain clarity and focus.👍
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Social skills are slowly becoming a thing of the past. I remember back in the day when you had to be a damn good speaker to get very far in a professional sense. Now if you can string words together in a somewhat coherent fashion and show slightly more passion than you do on your dog’s first walk of the morning, you are downright dynamic.
Live conversations with some people these days can be downright painful.
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I am glad that I never got into gaming, it’s such a brain drain as are too many things today. I am happy that I grew up in the 60s without the internet and electronic gaming. We had great social skills!
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I use tech a lot because I am blind, I depend on my I phone, my laptop, alexa, siri, etc. They help me to live a more productive and functional life, enabling me to be independent, and do things that would be otherwise impossible for a blind person to do alone. X
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I’m grateful to technology since it’s allowed me to pursue my lifelong dream of being a writer, but sometimes too much of a good thing is bad. Virtual boyfriends? Seriously? Doesn’t anyone value the human touch anymore? Put away the cell phones and talk to people before that ability disappears too.
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