Hey guys, you know it’s kind of crazy that when you sit down and think about it almost everything we used to do physically can now be done online, yeah like dating, meetings, job interviews, networking, business, games,church programs, even therapy, like you don’t even have to step outside anymore if you don’t want to. See you can literally stay in your room all day and still live your life, and while that sounds convenient, it also makes me pause sometimes.
On one hand, see me,I won’t lie, the online world has helped a lot of people, like alot, especially in a country like ours where movement is stressful, transport is expensive, and opportunities are not evenly spread. Someone can be in a small town and still work online, make money, learn a skill, meet people, and build something for themselves, that part of it is still beautiful, the internet has opened doors that would have remained permanently shut for many people.
But then, on the other hand, what does it really say about the world we’re building? It feels like we are slowly being trained to stay indoors, avoid physical stress, avoid human interaction, and just exist behind screens, we are communicating more, but somehow connecting less, you can talk to someone every day online and still feel lonely, you can have plenty followers and still feel unseen.
Dating online is a good example, It is easier now , just swipe, chat, vibe. But at the same time, it has made relationships feel disposable, If one person annoys you, you just move on to the next profile, No patience, no real effort, the same thing applies to friendships, people ghost so easily now because there is no real accountability when you don’t have to face someone physically.
And don’t even get me started on how this affects mental health, Staying indoors all the time, glued to screens, comparing your life to carefully edited online versions of other people’s lives that thing can mess with your head, sometimes you don’t even know why you are sad or anxious, You are just tired, emotionally drained, socially empty.
Is this better in the long run? I don’t think it is black and white, I don’t think the internet is evil, and I don’t think we are headed to total doom either, the problem is not doing things online, the problem is when online becomes the only way we know how to exist.
Humans need physical presence. We need real laughter, real hugs, real silence with someone sitting next to us, We need to hear voices without earpieces, see facial expressions without filters, and feel moments that don’t require data or Wi-Fi, You can’t fully replace that with screens, no matter how advanced technology becomes.
I also think this online shift is making people lazy socially, Some people no longer know how to hold conversations in real life. Some don’t know how to read body language or deal with conflict face to face, everything is easier behind a screen because you can log out when things get uncomfortable.
Still, I won’t pretend I don’t enjoy the convenience, I do. Online life has its place, It has saved people, created opportunities, and built communities that wouldn’t exist otherwise, but it should remain a tool, not a replacement for real life.
So are we headed to doom? Not necessarily, but if we keep choosing comfort over connection, convenience over community, and screens over humans then yes, we might lose something important along the way.
At the end of the day, balance is the real issue, use the internet, but don’t forget how to live offline, connect online, but don’t abandon real human interaction, because no matter how advanced the world becomes, humans are still humans and we need each other, not just WiFi.
This is my entry to the Hive Learners Prompt Week 199 edition 2
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