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Essay Contest
HowConvenience
CanLeadUsdown
aDangerousPath
GeorgianaMihaelaMoga
E
very aspect of our lives is dictated by technology. We use our phones as
alarms when we wake up, check our social media as soon as we open our
eyes in the morning, and stare at our screens as we walk down the street.
Technology has made our lives easier. Entertainment is more readily available, and
friends and family can be reached twenty-four hours a day. Technology has created
a fast-paced, convenient society where everybody is connected at all times, never
missingout,andalwaysincludedsomehow.
Nevertheless, a downside of technology permeating our lives is the fact that we
spend every moment focusing on something that does not belong to us. We watch
videos of strangers online, read their tweets and posts, and are consistently seeking
entertainment, thrills, and shock, as if constantly driven by a dopamine addiction.
We have forgotten how to be alone with our thoughts, how to focus on one thing at
a time, and how to be patient. Our world leaders feed into the narrative of digital
transformation to make our lives easier, simpler, and devoid of hassles. New
technology is patented almost daily. New TVs, phones, and computers are released
everyday,eachbringingusclosertoamoretechnologicalfuture.Asourscreensget
larger,ourattentionspandiminishes.Asthewidthofourdevicesshrinks,sodoesour
perception.
Inthelastfewyears,wehaveseentechnologytakeoverourlivesatanalarmingly
fast pace, more so during the pandemic. For our sake and safety, contact tracing,
QR-codes, and vaccine passports were implemented. Unfortunately, governments
are notoriously known throughout history to take advantage of crises to implement
a more authoritarian grasp on their population. What is seemingly a tool to aid
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HowConvenience
CanLeadUsdown
aDangerousPath
GeorgianaMihaelaMoga
E
very aspect of our lives is dictated by technology. We use our phones as
alarms when we wake up, check our social media as soon as we open our
eyes in the morning, and stare at our screens as we walk down the street.
Technology has made our lives easier. Entertainment is more readily available, and
friends and family can be reached twenty-four hours a day. Technology has created
a fast-paced, convenient society where everybody is connected at all times, never
missingout,andalwaysincludedsomehow.
Nevertheless, a downside of technology permeating our lives is the fact that we
spend every moment focusing on something that does not belong to us. We watch
videos of strangers online, read their tweets and posts, and are consistently seeking
entertainment, thrills, and shock, as if constantly driven by a dopamine addiction.
We have forgotten how to be alone with our thoughts, how to focus on one thing at
a time, and how to be patient. Our world leaders feed into the narrative of digital
transformation to make our lives easier, simpler, and devoid of hassles. New
technology is patented almost daily. New TVs, phones, and computers are released
everyday,eachbringingusclosertoamoretechnologicalfuture.Asourscreensget
larger,ourattentionspandiminishes.Asthewidthofourdevicesshrinks,sodoesour
perception.
Inthelastfewyears,wehaveseentechnologytakeoverourlivesatanalarmingly
fast pace, more so during the pandemic. For our sake and safety, contact tracing,
QR-codes, and vaccine passports were implemented. Unfortunately, governments
are notoriously known throughout history to take advantage of crises to implement
a more authoritarian grasp on their population. What is seemingly a tool to aid
38
www.theargus.org
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