AN ARTICLE BY AYUSH DEB
A lot has changed. With the introduction of smartphones in the 20th
century, the world has evolved. I am a 13-year-old kid with a loving
family. A dad who cares for me more than he cares for himself and a
mum who has a heart bigger than the ocean. The use of media has also
connected my family together. Every member of my family possess a
smart digital device that keeps us connected 24/7.
At home, in-transit, at school and at my parents’ workplace. We use it to
connect with our friends and family with an app called WhatsApp. With
1 billion downloads, WhatsApp can connect me with anyone.
In the 21th century, we grew up under the influence of Samsung, Apple,
Iron Man, Transformers and the eyes (i’s) of the world. Technology is
so intimately intertwined into our lives that we sleep & wake up with
it. Even my grandparents are decently addicted to their new smart
toys. My grandmothers’ status on WhatsApp is always online. The same
applies for my grandfather’s. Nowadays we can use new day technology
to reminiscent about the past, not a single social occasion is missed
where our physical presence is not always practically feasible. In
this connected world, one can easily cheer up your near and dear ones
in moments of despondency, up the spirits if someone is going through
bad health. I have experienced myself when we could be with my great
grandmothers’ last moments in a remote village and seek her blessings
as well. Now we have an additional task to constantly chat (sometimes
meaningless) with our seniors to give them more & more practice so
that they do not forget the basics…biggest wonder being my grandmother
referring to online recipes to give me surprise and sometimes sending
me fresh WhatsApp jokes
By 2020, the number of people using mobile phones will reach 6 billion
(nearly 80 percent of the world population) and 4.7 billion people
will access the Internet, primarily through their mobile devices THIS
IS GEN-C, Generations Connected, communicating, always clicking –
“nothing goes unheard/unseen, none is a stranger”.
