Life Without

Has anyone ever had that moment in life where you would ask yourself the question, “How smart would I be if I never knew about television or had a computer”? This is a recurring question in my mind because with the parents I have, and like most, they tell me the potential I can have if I only put in half of the effort into my studies instead of the games and internet that I try harder in instead. Although before I always denied that fact, it has come to me as a daily message to do something a little more productive. While the internet does provide much use and it has changed the world, many don’t see the huge downsides. Even though I have acquired much more information than I ever could before without the internet, my attention span has become shorter, procrastination has become worse, and all around I’m just careless.

 I guess the main point that I’m trying to say is do you believe that you would become smarter without the knowledge of ever knowing about the technologies now? Do you believe that although there are many positives to electronics, would we be better off without it? Was the world better before when technology was seen as a dream instead of now where those dreams have become real? In my opinion while the generation now has the benefit of those dreams, they have become lazier and not much imagination goes into each thought. That’s what separates each generation from now because even with the devices to change the world, we don’t use what we have to its full potential. I want to be in a society dreaming for the future of the next generation, not one only caring about itself.