We hail from the time when we have been pampered by family, surrounded by relatives' tender and care, neighbours' affection, and what not. Gradually nuclearity took over the feelings under the pressure of better living.
Technology compressed time and space, yet diluted human relations, as every access has a cost now. But it gimmicked its own limitations by itself. So, if one can't afford to travel overseas to visit a friend, or can't make a long distance call, can pay onetime for internet, preferably an unlimited plan and stay connected virtually. Pictures posted on Facebook and Instagram does not really let anyone miss the aging of a beloved. Feel the care in the voice and gesture by making a Skype call. No issues if you are not keeping track of the dates, fb would remind you of the birthdays and anniversaries. Internet suggests human interactions too: how to propose, what to gift, what to speak in the first date.. etc.
SMSes have a newer version too. Not only one can just text, but now also check whether the text has been read or not by the 'Seen' feature of Fb and the 'blue ticks' of WhatsApp, which though has both good and bad consequences. This doesn't stop here. To intense the feeling of nostalgia one used to get by looking through the old pictures, Facebook has come up with the cool feature of reminding one everyday the significance of the day in the past years: who met whom, what happened.. everything! Infact like hyper-reality takes over reality, we have hyper-concern now, or a reminded concern. Chains of earthquakes shook the Northern India and Nepal, and Fb searched for you who all among your 'fb' friends are located at the affected areas and also checked their safety for you.
Seems what the virtual world snatched from us, it's trying to compensate all , but its own way, virtually. So, no matter how much one prefers to stay busy, one can remain carefree too, as we have apps to take care of the emotional crap, on our behalf.
"Technology would one day overpower human interactions!" - Albert Einstein.
Technology compressed time and space, yet diluted human relations, as every access has a cost now. But it gimmicked its own limitations by itself. So, if one can't afford to travel overseas to visit a friend, or can't make a long distance call, can pay onetime for internet, preferably an unlimited plan and stay connected virtually. Pictures posted on Facebook and Instagram does not really let anyone miss the aging of a beloved. Feel the care in the voice and gesture by making a Skype call. No issues if you are not keeping track of the dates, fb would remind you of the birthdays and anniversaries. Internet suggests human interactions too: how to propose, what to gift, what to speak in the first date.. etc.
SMSes have a newer version too. Not only one can just text, but now also check whether the text has been read or not by the 'Seen' feature of Fb and the 'blue ticks' of WhatsApp, which though has both good and bad consequences. This doesn't stop here. To intense the feeling of nostalgia one used to get by looking through the old pictures, Facebook has come up with the cool feature of reminding one everyday the significance of the day in the past years: who met whom, what happened.. everything! Infact like hyper-reality takes over reality, we have hyper-concern now, or a reminded concern. Chains of earthquakes shook the Northern India and Nepal, and Fb searched for you who all among your 'fb' friends are located at the affected areas and also checked their safety for you.
Seems what the virtual world snatched from us, it's trying to compensate all , but its own way, virtually. So, no matter how much one prefers to stay busy, one can remain carefree too, as we have apps to take care of the emotional crap, on our behalf.
"Technology would one day overpower human interactions!" - Albert Einstein.
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