This is a submission for the Future Writing Challenge: How Technology Is Changing Things.
Hey My Person,
Okay, listen up. Technology is like performing high-stakes surgery on society’s heart—scalpel in one hand, phone in the other. It’s bold, brilliant, and it might leave a scar.
🩸 Connection vs. Dissection:
Everyone’s glued to screens, expecting instant gratification, like interns waiting for a compliment that’ll never come.
We slice open the idea of 'community' and rearrange it into digital likes, shares, and follow counts. No wonder real human contact can feel like picking at a scab.
💀 Relationships in the OR:
Algorithms now decide our dates, our daily step count, and sometimes even our sense of self-worth. It’s a constant tug-of-war between human desire and coded prompts.
Try having an actual conversation face-to-face. If it feels awkward, that’s because the AI overlords have already started narrating our every move.
🕷️ Reconstructing Our World:
-Schools, workplaces, even hospitals rely on data-driven decisions. Efficiency improves, but empathy? Eh, it’s on life support.
-Yet, hope lingers in every new innovation. Because if we can hack the system for good—think equitable healthcare or accessible education—maybe we’ll stitch up the pieces of a better future.
So, the next time you hear that digital heartbeat, remember: technology is here to save us and mess us up in equal measure. Just like surgery—glorious success or tragic complication—it all depends on how we hold the scalpel.
Sincerely,
Your Person 👩🏻💻🛠️
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