ANTI-SOCIAL: HOW THE INTERNET/SOCIAL NETWORKS HAVE TURNED OUR BACKS AGAINST REALITY.

It's great to realize that we do not really have to bother ourselves in order to get some kind of urgent information since there are now very easy ways of doing so. All over the world, websites keep evolving and the internet controls all of it.

It's even greater to realize how easy it is to contact somebody or a group of people easily without much stress.
But now, I'm afraid that technology/the internet/social networking sites and whatnot have reached a point where human beings are opposed to reality. Because now, people do not even take whatever that isn't on the internet seriously anymore. People have lost their lives to the internet and keep pretending that their lives are not owned by the internet. Most people have even created a life on the internet. They now seem to appear much more important on the internet than they really are. The internet right now is a huge facade- people pretending to have perfect lives built in haven. Nonsense. Worst part right now is, everyone wants to be a partaker of a seemingly 'perfect' internet life. Other people even see this and get envious-- envious of a facade internet life, a reflection of a false and untrue life.

Usually, people do call to check up on you, people call to have a proper conversation, etc. But when was the last time you had somebody call you not because they needed anything but just to simply check up on you? Nah, people don't do that anymore. At least we could always just ping them or something and have the usual cliché conversation, yeah? Yeah, ofcourse.

One time Einstein said: "I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots."

I'm afraid it seems he's right. Look guys, all I'm saying is we should know better about the internet. We shouldn't be enslaved by it. It was designed to move us forward, to help solve issues, problems and whatnot.. Call that person you miss, say hello to the one you know needs you, quit putting all your problems on the internet, quit being who are not and start making a difference on the internet and not 'pretending to appear more important than you really are'.

Feel free to place your comments and thanks for reading :)

-Olojede Opeoluwa.