It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.

Quoted by Albert Einstein

Truth be said, I actually agree with this. To think that for one day in our lives we could go without the use of technology is unfathomable! Struggle we would, as we won't be able to check our emails, toast our toast, never mind getting to work in under 10 minutes! Technology has intertwined with our lives that we no longer really think about how much we are better off. Take the latter example above, in poorly developing countries, once a child reaches adolescence, they are expected to take responsibility for their family, and work. Whether be it fetching water from a 10 mile walk across a dangerous land, or going into sulphur toxic factories.. they will not get the same privileges we do with our technologically advanced houses with warm and clean waters. Or the luxuries of travelling by car - yet in a way we all feel somewhat imprisoned. It seems that we're not happy with what we have. We are always seeking ways to improve our lifestyles. Perhaps the side effects of having technology has blinded us from what's really important.

I was speaking to an elderly last week about how technology has become so prominent and essential in our life, and she opened her wardrobe for me. She showed me a dress which is still in its immaculate condition. She had this dress for over 30 years. She then showed me her comb, she had that for as long as she could remember! It really made me think, we rely so much on technology and we're always looking to buy more. Somewhere along the road, we all became completely reliant on technology, so much so that we feel anxiety and depression if we cannot check our emails. The feeling of missing out on vital requisites drive us mad!
I know that I previously worshipped my megaz0r pc, since I built it completely by hand, its like an extension of my limbs to improve my art, to improve my connectivity to the digital world. Surely enough, it played an essential part in my studies and took a significant chunk from my free time, just being on the internet. I feel somewhat cheated, I signed myself up to an endless abyss where time was the fuel, and no significant changes were taking place. Its only when you look at the bigger picture that you realise that with all the technology around, you should be careful to pick only what you know you will need, not what you want - just because its new and amazing. Everything has its time and I'm glad that I have realised the significance of technologies, and became more sensitive to the destruction it also brings into our lifestyles. We are all slaves to technologies we have created, and every so often we should detach ourselves from these intoxicating and addictive mediums.