SHREYA VATSA
“The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when played by a sister or near relation”
- OSCAR WILDE, IRISH DRAMATIST
I’m not reflecting or preaching profusely; I only demand you to self-reflect. The lack of fact-checkers online doesn’t help determine our reality either. The mere fact that supremacists and conspiracy theorists can make a theory go viral faster than a pandemic, without any evidence, shows how vulnerable, exposed, and even ignorant our democracy is. It portrays a sense of irresponsibility and personal gain that governs these platforms. Our narcissistic obsession with using technology for self-service doesn’t break the myth of this screen, either. At this rate of mindless consumption, we may just wait to procreate online after all that we’ve accomplished through working, learning, and living in this virtual scape. If only our physical selves could morph into the cloud—but I’m sure we’d want to escape that too.
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