Today’s society is so dependent on high technology. We are a fast-driven, impatient society with
a ‘quick second I want it right now’ way of thinking. Just think about, the microwave for example
fits in this category from the moment you pop in your meal as you wait until it
finish heating up your process mash potatoes in your kitchen to the very last
second. You think to yourself “hurry up
microwave; I cannot miss the super bowl and I need my mash potatoes now!” Back then, cooking was more of a learning experience,
putting certain ingredients together to give you that awe inspiring taste. Need to say it also makes a man more
attractive to have this on his resume. A
woman wants all their feelings intertwine with sight if you have a neat place, hear if
you have great music to listen to, touch where you hold hands and smell
nice cologne match with a nice cook meal for the evening. Plus cooking took patience which allows you
to build an even stronger emotional connection with her providing you with
extra brownie points. Then we have
smart phones excuse me, dumb phones because it does not allow individuals to
think. For Christ sakes it auto corrects
your mistakes if it disagrees with your grammar. There is no emotional connection with texting and also messages can be misconstrued. By someone’s voice you can tell if they have a
bad attitude, confident, sad, happy but today’s standard of communication is
mostly replaced with 140 characters with no creative insights. Growing up my generation did not have access
to the internet versus today where now computers are available through every
grade level. Kids are maturing at a much
faster rate due to overexposure of information.
The advantage
is that they can digest knowledge at a very rapid rate to prepare them for the outside
world. The disadvantage is sexual content is now
available in which some kids imitate the behaviors off of graphic shows seen as
acceptable in today’s society. This is a
double edge sword in because strong parents must monitor sexual content on high
tech devices. Innovation can also change
the way you view content. I read this
one article on a French tech start-up company boasting a bracelet which will
project a touchscreen on your wrist along with 3 dimensional glasses. Why?
To see what the weather is going to be like in 3D? Another article reported from Newsweek’s own
Catherine Ostler proclaims a miracle pill which can remove fat stating, “A pill
that can trick the brain into feeling full by elevating satiety hormones and
thus sending it false messages from the gut, only feeling full will stop us
from eating, and if we can medically induce that, then we will have slayed the
obesity dragon.” What happen to self-discipline
by going to the gym by burning those extra calories and pushing ourselves to
the limit to reach our goals? Wouldn’t
that be more satisfying instead of taking a shortcut? What happen to learning how to cook instead
of popping hot pockets in the microwave accepting this snack as our dinner? What happen to calling someone to hear their
voice and having an intellectual conversation instead of texting someone
without any emotional impact? High technology can benefit us as a collective
unit but some individuals are abusing it to the point that they cannot survive
without it or they are becoming too damn lazy.
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