Before Technology Took Over
By Dishari Roy
@Dishari (687)
May 8, 2016 3:00pm CST
If you are an adult by now, you must have lived the era when life was not yet a cluster of electronics and Internet.
We cannot disagree on how technology has made our lives easier, but also taken away the simplicity.
I got hold of my first smartphone and came to be using the Internet about 5-6 years ago. To be honest, life was better before that. It was easier to be happy, as we could focus more on living our 'real' lives,unlike now, when the virtual world means almost everything. We do not dare take our eyes off the phone, or laptop and take a look at the world beyond.
At times I wish I could go back to the time before technology took over.
Don't you, too?
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14 responses
@rina110383 (24492)
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8 May 16
I think that depends on the person and not on the existence of technology.
I do have a phone but it's inside my bag. I only bring it out when I'm about to sleep since I use it as an alarm clock.
I only use my laptop for work purposes. Same is true with access to internet. I don't use or own social media accounts.
As to living my life with the existence of technology, it is still the same except for some that was made faster by technology. My focus on things that matter is still there. It was never distracted or taken over by technology.
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@Dishari (687)
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8 May 16
I am jealous of you! lt's great that you haven't been a part of the social media or let it control your life. But hey, you are on myLot! Isn't that social media too? Do you not sometimes get anxious to check the notifications you have received or the money you have earned? Has it not disrupted the peace of your life even slightly?
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@rina110383 (24492)
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8 May 16
@Dishari I was referring to Facebook, Twitter and the likes. I'm not addicted to myLot.
No, I'm not. As to earnings, I never checked them since I started here since I'm too busy with work.
No, it didn't and will never disturb my life since I'm not attached to gadgets/technology.
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@Dishari (687)
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8 May 16
@rina110383 Then you are a strong and lucky person,to have escaped the hands of addictive technology.
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@ptrikha_2 (47112)
• India
26 May 16
he above picture justly demonstrates today's situation- and yes I do at times long for the yester years.t
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@funkeyguhl (1743)
• Philippines
16 May 16
At times, yes. Technology has its advantages and disadvantages. I love the fact that I can chat or contact with my family and relatives abroad... however you are right, I think ever since I got my phone, I am constantly on it.
Overall, I also want to go back in time when life was simpler.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
14 May 16
I agree - technology should should be something to be enjoyed and to make life easier - it shouldn't be the be-all and end-all of life.
I was in a restaurant the other day and the people at the next table were all concentrating on their phones instead of talking and laughing together.
I lived for 73 years without a computer or internet, so am comparitively new to all these gadgets.
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@Teep11 (7673)
• United States
8 May 16
Technology is a big part of our lives. I remember when technology wasn't at our disposal but now things are surely changed. I don't think we'll know what to do without it. Sometimes we may need to shut it down but I can't imagine getting rid of it completely.
@Dishari (687)
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8 May 16
Neither can I! And there lies the problem. Technology has taken over our lives and when I say I wish to go back to old times, I do not mean to have a life discarding technology, I mean to have the life where I hadn't yet met technology.
@Vjvals (906)
• Roseville, California
8 May 16
It depends if I compare it to the time when I went to bookstores that were still open and available, plus bowling centers (most have closed down or people are not going to them) etc, or compare it to an earlier time when there was hardly any technology TV, washers and dryers, central heating and plus no AC units, not that many cars to choose from, when thinking of my parents era wartime
@Dishari (687)
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8 May 16
Yeah, it's complicated. Technology sure has given us a lot. But we really take into account the time before technology flourished, I don't think people were actually sad or had problems living without it. Now that we have known their use, it's us who pity the time before technology took over, not the ones that actually lived it.
@Dishari (687)
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8 May 16
Sure there is. But the fact is that before smartphones intruded, it was easier to concentrate on real life. There is no distraction. Now, technology takes up most of our times.
@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
8 May 16
Everything has advantages and disadvantages and I guess how we use the technology is the issue
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
9 May 16
well, technology is the sign of development, so no worries for me. if before a snail mail takes a month to reach its destination, now, an email is in several seconds only.
@sabashekh (1218)
• Bhopal, India
9 May 16
Yeah its irritating at times when people next to your home text you ... Weird life ... But its indeed important to use technology ... Best for communication .. But yeah the scenario has changed
@Blue_bubble (697)
• Raipur, India
8 May 16
The most annoying thing to me is people being busy with their phones while hanging out or eating out or whatever. If you were going to just immerse yourself in your phone then why the hell did you come ? Should have stayed at your home instead.
@Dishari (687)
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8 May 16
I know! It's irritating and pathetic. It only proves how 'chatting' has taken over actual human interaction.
