Our World

What is becoming of our world; do you not think that we’re always caught up in the latest trends of today? We often check out the latest computer model or mobile phone in the market and if you don’t keep up with technology, you’ll be lagging behind. Because technology is so advanced these days, the same can be said of our communication. Communication today has become advanced too. But why? Technology is the cause. Because technology has advanced, bringing us the internet and mobile communication, one is able to communicate across borders 24/7. But is that entirely good?

With such advances, i think our interpersonal relations have suffered a great deal. Many now hide behind technology while making interactions with society. No doubt it’s great news for the introverted, is that what interpersonal communication is all about? Relationships, family ties, friendships these days are all built on technology. Would we be communicating as efficiently without it? I doubt so. It has become such an integral part of our lives such that we can no longer live without technology. Tell a 18 year old school going teenager that you’re confiscating his mobile phone he might just turn round and tell you his world is going to fall apart.

But how has that affected us. Many of us now have the ability to put on false fronts, fake identities, or just be who we truly are if in person we’re so shy we always hide behind our mother’s skirts. How has that affected our face to face interpersonal communication.

We have now become so reserved, we do many things, that in the past used to be done face to face, through technology. For instance a boy asking a girl out through an SMS or a girl breaking up with her boyfriend over email. This no doubt makes life easier by saving us certain embarassments or akwardness, it’s part and parcel of life. Technology is making us loose our human touch in everything we do. No one writes pen and paper letters anymore they just turn on the internet and send out and email. Guys don’t send flowers to girl’s offices anymore, they just have to send virtual ones over facebook. Sooner or later people won’t have to go out on dates anymore… they can very well date online. The drawbacks of technology is much worse than we think it is.

BUT… would we give up our technology? I doubt it. I know of the many disadvantages but then again, the advantages far outweigh them. The conveniences they bring, the addiction to technology. I just hope we don’t one day end up like the girl in the video.