The platform thru which I convey my message is the very platform which I write against.
The irony.
Lately I have grown disillusioned with social media and all those chat apps. Things like fb, twitter, blog, bbm, and if you are an App hunter you probably know some other similar apps too.
Point is.. they allow you to share a piece of your life that can be expressed on screen with your circle of friends/families. And those chat apps- they allow you to be connected and detached at the same time.
It's not that I am against using them. I use them and many times, I thank God for their existence.
But I realise that they have taken away many important aspects in life.
They, at first, seem like some God-send inventions that bring people together.
But amazingly, what they do, eventually, is quite the opposite.
They do not encourage closeness.
They encourage distance.
They do not encourage us to talk.
They encourage us to be comfortable with silence (except for those push notification sounds).
Yes they encourage us to tell more about ourselves to the world.
We've got more news to share.
And yet.. less story to tell.
Some of us may still remember the old times when our mum would call dozens of people to tell them not to consume imported cows coz they may carry mad cow disease.
Now?
They just broadcast the message.
And by doing that, they skip the 'redundant' private conversation.
I think..they are extremely useful and effective. In fact they are utterly powerful.
No doubt about it.
But.. whether we will love the world they are leading us into, I do not know.
So here goes.. my rant and my goodnight greeting to you.
A soundless one.
The irony.
Lately I have grown disillusioned with social media and all those chat apps. Things like fb, twitter, blog, bbm, and if you are an App hunter you probably know some other similar apps too.
Point is.. they allow you to share a piece of your life that can be expressed on screen with your circle of friends/families. And those chat apps- they allow you to be connected and detached at the same time.
It's not that I am against using them. I use them and many times, I thank God for their existence.
But I realise that they have taken away many important aspects in life.
They, at first, seem like some God-send inventions that bring people together.
But amazingly, what they do, eventually, is quite the opposite.
They do not encourage closeness.
They encourage distance.
They do not encourage us to talk.
They encourage us to be comfortable with silence (except for those push notification sounds).
Yes they encourage us to tell more about ourselves to the world.
We've got more news to share.
And yet.. less story to tell.
Some of us may still remember the old times when our mum would call dozens of people to tell them not to consume imported cows coz they may carry mad cow disease.
Now?
They just broadcast the message.
And by doing that, they skip the 'redundant' private conversation.
I think..they are extremely useful and effective. In fact they are utterly powerful.
No doubt about it.
But.. whether we will love the world they are leading us into, I do not know.
So here goes.. my rant and my goodnight greeting to you.
A soundless one.
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