FLAUNT - The Generation Issue

Technology is connecting and giving us options to help network with people as
well as, the environment and our health. Today’s generation is optimistic about
the future however, in the words of Isaac Newton, “For every action, there is
an equal and opposite reaction.” Society can continue to invest in 3D printing
organs, humanizing technology, and figuring out how to make us live till were 200,
however, we must learn to regress and slow down to avoid anything occurring
too soon among any other ramifications. Although some implications may not
be clear quite yet, I think our knowledge and advancements should give us the
opportunity to pull from nature and the basics to further the future in technology
and our well-being.
Those attempting to explore the idea that technological progress correlates to a
loss of human individualism must look at how technology can be humanized and
its implications. Beyond Verbal, developed a human app called Moodies, which is
to capture and analyze intonation for the technology to give a human response.
Not only are we so consumed in technology to communicate with people and
shop but now we can just talk to another computer. A different perspective
of human apps is Extended Mind, which allows those suffering from a form of
memory loss to extend their cognition by uploading their thoughts and task.
Viewpoints in media and press have silenced many of our own judgements and
opinions, that we have to learn to explore our consciousness and form our own.
It is crucial that we admire and open eyes to what is being presented to us and
to consider the imprints of our current lifestyles and what we may leave behind.
We are a generation built on serving our own, in search of opportunities. There
are glitches to gloss over what is old and then what is new. As we look forward in
fashion and everyday life, we need to consider what can be reinvented.
Stepping back from this digital age, we should ask ourselves, if there is the
possibility that we are progressing too fast? Today’s advancements do help us in
many ways, however this generation of the Millennials and Generation Y tend to
gloss the underlying reality of things. Our generation needs to be more informed
than just ‘glossed.’ The hype over this digital age can blind people from looking
at things realistically. It is then, that you humanize and draw a deeper meaning
from data.
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