Has technology made us lonelier people?
I have been reflecting a lot regarding working from home, and it has had a great effect on me in many ways. Basically because I have focused on working online, I am trading, and although it is not my main source of income, I hope it will be, I write for my blog, among other activities I do online, and I must say it has changed me, more so since the pandemic, that I focused on working from home.
I would like to share some thoughts on this and I would like to know if it is the same for others as well.
To begin with I must say that I have become more sedentary, even though I was doing exercises daily, a couple of weeks ago I stopped because I have a lot of work, I plan to resume it, of course, but this is not good for anyone, and negatively affects health, so from next week I hope to resume it.
On the other hand, I must say that I have become quite lonely, I talk to many people actually, but communication is basically via Whatsapp, Telegram or Discord, the occasional video call, but beyond this, my contact with the rest of the people in a physical way has decreased considerably to almost zero, and all this happened just after the pandemic, that we were locked and everything started to be done this way.
One of the things I wonder is if this was really programmed to happen, because with the people I have talked to about it, something similar is happening to them, because even when they could go to work and do the work at the office, they prefer to be at home, but what this has done is to make us more and more dependent on technology, and evidently there are great interests in this being so.
The use of the Internet is not a luxury, it is a necessity, and it will become more and more so as everything is becoming more and more digitalized. Face to face socialization has diminished, or I don't know if this is my impression based on how I lead my life today.
I would like to know if for you something similar has happened or is it just my perception. In advance, thanks for commenting.
I don't think much has changed for me - neither by the pandemic, nor by an increase in technology.... I have a social phobia, I can't stand people around me. How good that today I can shop online and don't have to go to shops. Okay, I didn't used to in the past either - then it was possible to order by FAX or by phone and then you got delivery. The circumstances have changed. Yes, simplified. The principle hasn't ;-))
I think it's the art of using modern technology for yourself (or deciding against it) and not letting yourself be used!
The last thing you said is very important, not to let yourself be used by technology or by those who create it, an important detail.
I think that by being smart we can make a very good use of technology, adapt it to our life and simplify it.
In your particular case, it has helped you a lot, starting from what you have said.
Thank you very much for commenting.
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Reading you I can connect with what you feel, I think it's something that has happened to many of us. Even resuming some activities that used to be normal as you say, talking to people, going out and watching a movie, enjoying a walk, are things that become more and more distant the more we go into the network work. I think it is essential to find a balance and establish schedules (especially this) because otherwise, we will become even more isolated. Thanks for sharing your experience, a big hug my friend @josevas217. It is a pleasure to coincide with you in this life and if it were not for technology I would not know you exist. Ironic isn't it ha ha ha ha.
Hi @josevas217 Greetings, your post is very thoughtful, a short time ago I received information about the university institute where I work that the inesional classes returned, I was happy in part to be back in a classroom that I am passionate about, in part not since I have a family situation that requires a lot of time at home, I also thought, I haven't bought anything in two years, no shoes, no clothes to work with, it's a duality having to go out again to face the street and its risks, living from working at home depends on your age and need, fortunately you have achieved it, I have tried everything and nothing. fraternal greetings.
I really feel the most important thing, is realizing where exactly we have to draw the line, we need to understand that there is a place for appropriate physical human relationship, so for some moments we need to put the mobile phones and laptops aside and then, concentrate on having a proper family or friendship time, depending on the relationship.