Loneliness has become the most
common element of the common world. Not only because of the growing
individualistic mode of life but perhaps because of the invention of the social
networks! In a world where time is money, we demand more from our social life!
Work, School, Homework, Tuition- all of these tamper down the quality time we
expect to have as spare to spend with our favourite people!
In such
a suffocating stride of daily routine- Social networking platforms came as fat
drops of rain in a desert! Homo sapiens are social animals- we cannot stay
alone. But in an endeavour to getting rid of this loneliness by putting
ourselves in a place where Interactions are promised- we might perhaps be
lapsing back into loneliness- if not, in an even deeper pit of loneliness! :(
We are
today addicted to virtual romance! We are collecting friends like stamps. Not
distinguishing quantity from quality and restricting friendship to sharing photos and chat
conversations! By doing so we are sacrificing conversation for mere
connection!
As if
changing our relationship status publicly was not enough, most U.S. children
born these days are having a digital birth. According to a study by AVG
, nearly a quarter of children are first “born online,” thanks to their
parents’ baby scan uploads to social media profiles. Today, on average, U.S. new-borns
have been “Liked,”
“Retweeted,” and “Shared”
since their mother reached her sixth month of pregnancy.
What is
the problem in having a conversation? In the real life- as in the realm of
life- we can't control whatever we say- things just come out|! Emails, comment
box, texting all of these allow us to present ourselves the way we want us to
be presented! We get to edit, copy references form the net- and that means we
get to delete and manipulate! Instead of building true friendships- we are obsessed
with image, reputation and personality building!
Technology does not only change
our means of life it changes Who We Are- it helps build a new identity! I
share, therefore I AM! We are using technology to define ourselves by sharing
our thoughts and feelings! After all thoughts are crumbled with weary memory -they
vanish into the black hole of the universe, but writings stay- not only as
letters on our screens but as the interpretation in the readers' minds!
I have even known people faking
experiences only to be able to share them on their profiles! I know people who
take selfies whenever they do even the most stupid things: from the public
washroom to even changing a kid’s diaper! I know people who take pictures not
because they want to capture a moment but rather because they have to upload
their Facebook Albums! This makes them feel alive..
Alive like this:
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| You virtually have so many friends online to chat with! But just raise your eyes up! There's nobody around for you to have a quality laughter with! There's no one you can smack jokingly! There's no one you can touch with your fingers.. |
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| 143 Friends posted on your Timeline on your birthday! WOW! Right now, there's no one to sing Happy Birthday to you! |
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| I had rather not comment on this one! :$ |
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| Yeh this one's the best! The payment comes in multiple forms! Let's be friends, I'll give you tons of my other friends so that we have mutual friends both of us have never seen! Hah! |
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| KILLER! :/ |
