Tech
revolution
1976 gizmo found in junk, sold for $200,000.
One of the best
stories doing the rounds as of now is this. Half of you may have already heard,
but do so once more. A Silicon Valley recycling company recently found an Apple
I computer in the junk sent to it by an old lady. One of the first 200
computers ever made by Steve Jobs and Joe Wozniak in their historic Garage
Experiments. What happened later revolutionized computing forever.
Apple Inc., now headquartered in a disc shaped office in
Cupertino, California operates through 453 retail stores in 16 countries with a
net worth of US$230 billion. It is responsible for the first PROPER smartphone,
computer, tablet, and much more.
Anyway, that is en passé. What I really meant to say was how
far we have come. 20 years ago, we could not think of phones as objects beyond
the reach of the rich. Today, your milkman can Whatsapp you he can’t come
today.
We are now building so much sophisticated technology that we
would be soon smothered by all of it. We are now thinking of wearable
technology. Virtual Reality. Holograms. And what not.
Sure, technology is
set to reformat our lives a few years from now. It will delete our discomforts,
Facebook our memories, and Pin our best moments. Technology has made life much
easier. But seldom do we think how lazy we have become .
Courtesy evolving technology, technology has also shared
with us some really harmful habits. We are all happy Couch Potatoes to huge HDTV’s
in our homes. We are getting spine problems thanks to seeing our smartphones
for long hours and browsing the net. The long list of problems from too much
computer usage is endless.
Thanks to all our interesting gadgets, we are all living in
a dangerous web of invisible radiations – the sort that machines use to
communicate amongst themselves. It is highly hazardous for us and can cause
great problems in the long run, altering body function and interfering with the
brain’s ability to think. They can even lead to life -thereatening cancer among
many other diseases on offer.
If only we used our computers to help us, we would have been
far better off. I would not say that opening accounts on dating sites is not
appreciable of the Indian Teen. Or liking that photo. Watching some content
when alone. I only wanted to ask them to limit their use of the internet.
The internet is a valuable
storehouse of information, meant to be used to help in the usually boring
curriculum many of us are subject to in our schools (no offence). One finds
educative content in plenty on offer. We can watch videos on those chapters we
missed, solve those questions online which we didn’t understand.
You may carry
on your other stuff on other open tabs, but just limit the attention you give
to them. You will get lots and lots of time later on, to view so much that you
would be amazed.
The internet is so vast that it
has powers to make, brake, destroy, bond, and what not. We see broken branches
of the family meeting after generations. Seriously, I have a couple of Facebook
friends who have been very helpful to us and have we have even spent vacations
with them.
You may also have that one friend in the
neighbourhood whom you never had the chance to visit but chat with for long
hours. You know what, just cycle down to his house and tell him that you came
to meet him. That you remember him from old school days. Trust me, he will love
it. Spend some personal time with him. Who knows, you might find in him the
friend who will endure.
Stay blessed. - _a.pratham
(always in smallcase, just to tell you how insignificant anyone is to the whole creation)
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