Disdain is developing for these boxes Where interaction is eased but distanced and disconnected Losing context and adding overthought The to and fro becomes unhealthy in its uneven pacing, where our own little bubbles manifest in useless and counterproductive day dreams
This text technology isn't without its merits, if we need someone we can get hold of them quickly, if we need information we are well supplied But for some, or.. to be frank, for me,Β Β the information overload is deconstructing my confidence and pressurising my sense of self A battle I fight against with fresh air, exercise and my continued relationship with pleasure As well as the projects and positions that I pursue, the passions and paychecks, an effort about to hit full force now I'm graduating into the hostile capitalist way of things
I worry what this overdose of gratification does to me, but those that aren't self conscious of themselves under the techno-pressure worry me more Because they are caught, fulfilled by a mundane medium that the screens provide, some adding the taste of green to exacerbate their passivity While their lives aren't my problem, I feel for idiots, and count myself among them to whatever extent
Again I am reminded though, as my words spread naturally and find intellectual soil to dig down towards As confident as I am of my optimism and the direction it describes I am so very ******* fallable, and these screens and trying to connect with people through them is a process that doesn't quite seem right That's not to say I won't be surrounded by the deceptive ******* tomorrow, in that mundane medium of 'social' existence But it'll be the boxes of text that bug my sense of tangibility and the efforts to shake off the cabin fever that will be most rewarding
These moans culminate in that simple little appreciation of those old norms That no matter how incredibly interconnected our technology allows us to be Those piles of text are a poor ******* substitute for the eye contact and the smile So make sure you go out and find some