Living in a digital age

Living in a digital age

by Tohirov Bobur

In a time where people seem to be constantly with their smartphones, reading on their laptops/tablets rather than a book found on a dusty library shelf, living vicariously through the internet, and being alive within this digital age for humans is fast, connective and strange. Yet, these aspects of the internet helping people learn faster and connect with people from all over the world brings on challenges. The amount of information available makes it difficult for us to focus on one thing. When we want to have more of a person to person interaction, our own technology sometimes gets in the way of us creating that meaningful bond. And, when we want to go out and do things, we must wait for our technology to be charged so we can take it with us and post online the activities we are hoping to do. Is living in this time of the internet going to benefit us as a race, or will it be our downfall?

• In a time where people seem to be constantly with their smartphones, reading on their laptops/tablets rather than a book found on a dusty library shelf, living vicariously through the internet, and being alive within this digital age for humans is fast, connective and strange. Yet, these aspects of the internet helping people learn faster and connect with people from all over the world brings on challenges. The amount of information available makes it difficult for us to focus on one thing. When we want to have more of a person to person interaction, our own technology sometimes gets in the way of us creating that meaningful bond. And, when we want to go out and do things, we must wait for our technology to be charged so we can take it with us and post online the activities we are hoping to do. Is living in this time of the internet going to benefit us as a race, or will it be our downfall?