(Remote time) The new technology social norm

Mar 29

AndrewLife in Digital , , , Comments Off

Raised on twitter and facebook and xbox games where you play against players in Indonesia, it’s no wonder that face time doesn’t have intrinsic value anymore to the next gen. These days, pretty much anything can be replicated and accomplished remotely. It allows us to date from afar, order take-out, even talk run a business without ever having a physical storefront.

Being old fashioned, I’m not so impressed that we encapsulate our experiences into 140 character snippets, nor update our so-called status everyday with vague and vaguely threatening lines like “I can’t believe that just happened to me.” It’s a breeding ground for misunderstanding and apathy. After all, a few non-sequitor status messages and it’s a lot like crying wolf too many times. It becomes totally meaningless.

I don’t think we’re completely beyond brunches and going out drinking with our friends after work, but it wouldn’t surprise me to find out that the next gen is heading towards a mentality where those things become less the social norm. Technology has empowered us to communicate more efficiently but the cost hasn’t been measured yet. If everything is tasked and accomplished through an electronic medium, it essentially removes the need for human contact, the human element and devalues face time with other people. Is it crazy to suppose we are just turning ourselves into automatons where face time is replaced with remote time? One new generation at a time.

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