Yes, we
belong to a generation of procrastinators where friends are the world and
technology by far is the most awesome thing which has ever happened to mankind.
Since the inception of human civilization, denizens have sought ways to
confabulate. And thanks to the advent of modern technology, the world has come
even closer. Internet has revolutionized the way we communicate. The 21st
century ‘iPad totting’ and ‘status updating’ man can be decorously titled as
the most technologically advanced entity involved in the long process of
ontogeny.
Little did the inventors
of internet know that their invention would turn out to be the fundamental core
of the digital world. It now has become
a well established dogma that every person must be up to date with the latest
advancements in this sphere of life. And if you aren’t aware about the
whereabouts then you definitely must be living under a rock! In today’s
digitized generation your status quo is decided by how many likes you get for
your Facebook profile picture and the random status updates. Facebook has
become the pop culture phenomenon where people find solace in the virtual life
rather than interacting with people in the actual living world. So, you want to
be at the top of the social pyramid? It’s easy! Get an awesome *sorry for the redundant use of
‘awesome’. One of the side effects of belonging to the Facebook Age* profile
picture and cool status updates. Next thing you know is that you’ll be the
Queen Bee or the Czar of your school/college.
‘Twitter’ is no longer a
mere sound made by birds. It is now a micro blogging site where people update
oh-so-uber-cool statuses. On Twitter, the eminent personalities connect to
their fans over ‘tweets’. But it is also open to common masses where they
happen to pass on information and try to build up their followers. Don’t be
surprised if someone asks you to follow them because they are just asking you
to follow them on ‘Twitter’ and not a cult or brethren. After all the number of
followers gets you an instant access to the privileged class of ‘Twitterati’.
Blogs have become
weapons of mass revolution. They are bringing about a bohemian upheaval. The
‘netizens’ supported Anna’s fight for the Lokpal Bill by continuously blogging
about it. What seems to be the backbone of this digital generation is
BlackBerry Messenger. It initially was meant for the ‘big corporate boys’ but
now it has become a status symbol in the teenage world. So if you don’t have
one, get one! And people will gladly welcome you in the addictive ‘BlackBerry
Family’ by setting a status just for you. PING!!! The day is here when people
go into depression because they don’t have a steady and speedy internet connection.
All we can expect is not to turn into semi robots devoid of emotions. So better
buck up and get set with your mouse-keyboard because this digital generation
spares no one.