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The Reality of Technology
Today we live in a world that is much different than it
was 70 years ago.
Our grandfathers and their friends would run around in the glory of
their youth and pick blackberries before jumping into the nearby lake.
Our grandmothers would have sleepovers while trying on make up and doing each others' hair
while talking about their latest
crush.
Then, 70 years later, came the internet,
which changed our minds
on how things work.
Our generation gets friends by clicking a button,
socializes by moving their thumbs instead of their lips.
Our definition of how women should look is laid on magazine covers
and social media,
all nice so they can figure out
if they don't look like THAT,
something is clearly wrong.
None or less the internet was a
major breakthrough.
It changed history forever.
TV's gave us entertainment to stop our children from doing their chores
and homework.
Phones helped us connect to people
far away.
These inventions went through an
evolution of their own,
now we can log into Snapchat and
check in our streaks instead
of checking in on one another.
We can look at our form of inspiration
and start to hate who we are.
We can send emojis as masks to hide
our true feelings,
that seem to not be important anymore.
We can send Laugh Out Louds when we are not even smiling
We can see pictures and videos
of what is happening in Syria and Samalia
and learn how bad it is,
but still do nothing.
We can,
Go on the cloud while staying on the ground
Wave at people without even
seeing them
Buy groceries without even leaving
the house
Hang out with a group. of friends
without any one of you stepping
a foot out of your bedroom door.
We can BE a great nation.
We can relax our busy thumbs and
pick up a pen
We can visit a friend and check
in on them
We can go into public and talk to strangers who seem like they are having a bad day and try to
make it better.
We can rip our CPU from our heads,
and tear our keyboard from our chests,
because we type "ily" more than we say it.
Don't you see?
The problem was never technology,
the problem is us.
-Shanta Ann
was 70 years ago.
Our grandfathers and their friends would run around in the glory of
their youth and pick blackberries before jumping into the nearby lake.
Our grandmothers would have sleepovers while trying on make up and doing each others' hair
while talking about their latest
crush.
Then, 70 years later, came the internet,
which changed our minds
on how things work.
Our generation gets friends by clicking a button,
socializes by moving their thumbs instead of their lips.
Our definition of how women should look is laid on magazine covers
and social media,
all nice so they can figure out
if they don't look like THAT,
something is clearly wrong.
None or less the internet was a
major breakthrough.
It changed history forever.
TV's gave us entertainment to stop our children from doing their chores
and homework.
Phones helped us connect to people
far away.
These inventions went through an
evolution of their own,
now we can log into Snapchat and
check in our streaks instead
of checking in on one another.
We can look at our form of inspiration
and start to hate who we are.
We can send emojis as masks to hide
our true feelings,
that seem to not be important anymore.
We can send Laugh Out Louds when we are not even smiling
We can see pictures and videos
of what is happening in Syria and Samalia
and learn how bad it is,
but still do nothing.
We can,
Go on the cloud while staying on the ground
Wave at people without even
seeing them
Buy groceries without even leaving
the house
Hang out with a group. of friends
without any one of you stepping
a foot out of your bedroom door.
We can BE a great nation.
We can relax our busy thumbs and
pick up a pen
We can visit a friend and check
in on them
We can go into public and talk to strangers who seem like they are having a bad day and try to
make it better.
We can rip our CPU from our heads,
and tear our keyboard from our chests,
because we type "ily" more than we say it.
Don't you see?
The problem was never technology,
the problem is us.
-Shanta Ann
