How much of technology down the throat is good?
In this age of technology, especially for the online medium there are very few takers for the stories that are closer to life, and to God. Normally, you are paid more to do articles that are closer to technology, and that new iPhone, which is getting released very soon.
I am not against such tech savvy journalism, but I feel that we need to strike the right balance. Too much of technology takes a emotional toll on you, and I have found geeks to have a particular set of mindset and a consequent lifestyle. There have been articles published by Psychology journals that long hours in front of computer may even give rise to Psychosis like symptoms. But can we do away with the progress that we have made so far?
And the answer is a definite no. It helps to be in close touch with people, as much as it helps businesses run their show. But we need to draw that line on how much of technology we can take down our throats. The moment it starts eating into your health, your personal life, your real relations, and a host of other things, it is time to take a break from it. It still helps to be grounded with the real world, and not confuse the virtual with the reality. It is true that some cinema stories are based on real life, but most are not. Reel life, is not the real life.
I have been in the IT industry for over fifteen years now, and most of that has been as a writer, editor and a blogger. I have also done technical writing. The trend there also is that writing is becoming more and more complicated, not just because the technology that we write about is becoming so, but the way we produce content has also “evolved” to make a leeway for technology. If we look at the job description of technical writers then and now, it looks that writers have to be more adept than technical architects to do their jobs.
The bottom line is that if something makes life more complicated, then do we really want it? Some people thrive on this challenge, but for most it is some price that they have to pay down the road in terms of real life things, just because they forgot to draw the line, and they forgot to strike that balance. It is cliched, but true that an overdose of anything will ruin health, peace and prosperity in the long term, just like an overdose of medicine to cure the illness will cause more harm than good.
Here’s holding the toast to technological development, but reminding that life still has a meaning beyond it, and let technology enrich your lives, and not hamper your life and living.