Back in MY Day.....

More than a couple of times, I've thought about what my life would be like if I were in my parents' generation; if I was born in 1975 instead of 1995. And whenever I have given it some thought, the first thing I think "What about technology?". To put it lightly, we are spoiled by the benefits that modern technologies have to offer, them being having the ability to look things up on a whim, "Facebook" or "Twitter" our friends, or even manage our entire lives. But whatever happened to doing things on our own? Or interacting with real people? This question presents itself to me.

In our parents' day, the way they would interact would be to invite their friends over and play games with each other. My dad used to play pretend "cowboys and Indians" with his next-door neighbor, while the most that we look forward to is a notification on Facebook. But what if we were in our parents' day?

I envision people would have much more personal relationships with one another. Not to say that people are personal with one another; it's just that we rely on technology to do the work for us. I would also envision that people would have more secrets than they do now. With a click of a button, people on Facebook can find out anything they want about you, or with the touch of the "Send" button can send a message to eight different people on their SmartPhone.

Which do I prefer? I prefer the middle ground. The decision between no technology and all technology is simply an ultimatum that I wouldn't like to make. However, having real relationships and expressing myself using more than an emoticon is an appealing thought, and I hope that we don't go too far into the realm of technology before there's no turning back.

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