#time displaced

[scottsummers-xmen]

I leave for five minutes and you become a kid.

*Scott raises a hand instinctively to his visor.*

..I didn’t become a kid.. I think. I believe I’m time displaced again. Though I’m not sure.

[watkinschow]

The 05 -- Original five X-Men triple sketch card for Upper Deck's Marvel Premier 2021/2023 set, featuring Cyclops, Jean Grey, Iceman, & Angel, and Beast

[scottsummers-xmen]

🪄🪄🪄✨✨✨

I curse you to revert back to your childhood self!!

OOooOooOOOooOoooOOoo

What!?

[evilhorse]

Laughing at time displaced teen Tony Stark. Shame.

[michaelzmastery]

The Displacement of Time

We live in a world, a digital world, a world where our digital devices have become as relevant as food and water.  Reviewing a recent TED Talk by Abha Dawesar titled, “Life in the digital now” confirmed this exact thought.  The numbers are staggering regarding digital devices and their use.  As of October 2014,  64% of American adults own a smartphone, 90% of American adults own a cell phone, 32% of American adults own an e-reader, 42% of American adults own a tablet computer. This is just the statistics for America, estimated world numbers as of 2014 of active cell phones are 7.3 billion.  

 Ms. Dawesar spoke of Hurrican Sandy crippling New York City.  People were scurrying around for electrical outlets to plug in their electrical devices as much s they were for the water and food I spoke of previously.  What have we done to ourselves?  As Abha mentioned, “How does one live inside distraction?” Honestly isn’t this exactly what the majority of our time become in our digital devices a total distraction from our real world?  

 It has taken us away from real communication.  When was the last time you picked up a friend to just go have lunch and have a meaningful conversation face to face not on a device, not via text, but face to face.  Better yet do you have a friend or are your “friends part of the 976 “friends” you seem to have garnered on your social network?  I cringe at the thought of having someone read a map today, not to be stereotypical or close-minded but especially a millennial because the days of reading a map are gone, now you type an address into your GPS and SIRI, or Google tell you the directions with exact play by play precision.  

 Ms. Dawesar reflects on “Things happen in the time they take, time can’t be fought because it will pass and move.  We owe the present moment our attention, attention is time.”  She spoke of a time when she wanted to learn how to be a better cook and her Grandmother took her into the kitchen for over a month to teach her this lesson.  Instant gratification cannot be something that is embraced as a part of our life but sadly it is.  

 There is so much we can learn from Abha’s TED Talk, several of the key things I took away from her talk were, “Time is not data it cannot be stored,” And finally “Choose to take time back.”  Indeed even though digital technology has allowed us to store memories in databases and timelines, time itself cannot be stored, our stories can be changed and for that matter should be.  Technology if we allow it will consume us and as Ms. Dawesar mentions will become part of our identity.  

 So many are known by their screen names, by your email address, or your social media alias.  Is it not important to get real, step back into the real world to communicate, to share our feelings face to face not by hitting the “share” button?  To tell someone you like something without hitting the “like” button.  

 Digital technology is a great advancement trust me, I am a great advocate for everything it has done and continues to do.  I have seen so much it has done especially for the entertainment and music industry and I love it.  However, I will not let it define the industry or define me. I want to get back to living life with a purpose, and paying attention to time.  As Abha mentions, “the digital world cannibalizes time,” maybe we are better off if we take Ms. Dawesar’s advice and “Restore the flow of time instead of fragmenting it.” Maybe we could all learn a valuable lesson from Abha’s inspiring TED Talk, “Life in the digital now” and we can all take a moment to respect our precious time, the real world and those that are actually in the past, present and the future.  The time is now.