There is something so wrong about technology. Something weird. It's hard to put into words, but this attraction we have for our computer screens seems out of place. It may be just me, but when I am on my computer, another side of myself tells me "what are you doing? get out! DO something!"
There is some kind of misplacement between us and the digital world. The Web, the blogs, the social networking communities, all of those are supposedly a representation of ourselves, yet it still doesn't feel like it. Somewhere in this strong connection we have with technology, there is an untied knot.
Maybe I am pointing out a problem that doesn't exist. I don't know. I just feel that we as human beings are using our screens too much, and have forgotten the wonders that can be seen through an extended field of vision, and the wonders that can be achieved by actually doing things and not letting things do them for you.
Our lives are so artificial, so limited. I have absolutely no idea on what will the future do to us. What new beings will we become. We have now followed a definite path. We cannot go backwards. We aren't creating technology, it is creating us. Transforming us.
Correct me if i'm wrong, but this hype, this excitement towards using digital means for communicating is really bothering me. It all feels so wrong. help.
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