I grew up in Madurai and Tirunelveli before landing in Chennai, so my growing years were quite different.. heck, we dint have a phone at home till I was in my 7th and the same applies for a TV. But then, I never missed them. I was out almost all the time, until mom was yelling out asking me to come back home. School was around the corner, I would go walking and since we lived in a small town, there were a few streets around our home where most of my friends lived in. We used to go to an aunt’s house nearby to watch TV shows and same went true for phone calls, someone from there would come over to tell mom she had a call, and it used to be called Trunk call.. 🙂
It was one of those ideal childhoods, I dint have to worry about being out late, did not have to worry about being groped or raped [ I don’t think i even knew the meaning of these words back then]. Come holidays, I would be in Chennai at grandparents home , being spoilt by all.- books, tv shows, outings, etc… I was the 1st and only grand kid [grand daughter] for a while.. 🙂
I used to receive post cards from grandpa and uncles whenever they travelled and I still have most of them. I hadn’t been introduced to letter writing then, and so the only way to keep in touch was the occasional phone call or during the holidays. And I was more than happy with things the way they were. Infact, my uncles used to visit us with bag full of cassettes and books, they are the ones who got me hooked on music & reading..
Today I woke up wishing I could rewind time..
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With all this Social media and WhatsApp, I feel there is way too much “contact” and am not too kicked about it. Yes, we do need to keep in touch with our loved ones, but do we need to be in touch all the time.. Do we need to tell them whats happening, whats going on, what we are doing, ask what they are upto etc etc…. It sometimes suffocates and I just switch off Data /wifi and run away [metaphorically]
The apps I have on my phone were Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, Amazon kindle, Duolingo, Tinder [had few others but deleted them along the way] apart from few other utility based ones [bank and bsnl] ..
I deleted Facebook about 2 months back and use only Page manager [ my page and client accounts] and it has been quite peaceful.. But yes, I do see there are certain events I am missing out on cos am not on FB, but then its ok. I do check it once in a few days to see if anything earth shattering is posted… There are a few characters who not only post fwds/images/videos on their wall, but feel the need to message me the links and if i havent responded within a few minutes I get the same on whatsapp.. i mean, seriously, chill won’t you!..It reminds me of this guy I went out with very very briefly- he would msg on fb, follow it with a text and a whatsapp and even a mail [no am not exaggerating].. it is called stalking, not reaching out 🙂
Twitter – was a fun app few years ago and now seems to have become a place where people wake up looking for something to outage on, or thrust their opinions on.. And then there are those who are looking for ego massages.. [ no am not generalising, but you agree with me…admit it ]
Skype is another app that I have used ages ago, but then stopped and deleted. There are times when guys am talking to insist on doing a Skype call and again I just say no!! Phone works just fine, Thank you!
Kindle – was telling a friend am tempted to buy one esp since there is an offer going on. But then the whole idea of carrying one more device, worrying about charge, etc just killed the temptation..yayyy
When friends tell me to try Telegram, Snapchat, Alo or any of the other apps, I blatantly deny cos I have no use for them. Am sure there are gonna be new ones cropping up daily.. Somehow feel we all either have too much time on our hands or just become so lonely that we need to keep active on these many apps so the world doesn’t forget us.. Guess we need to draw the line, get our priorities in place and move ahead… 🙁
While I do love it, esp cos it is part of what I do for a living, and am always curious about whats new, I sometimes feel it has taken over our lives..
Technology – I love it and gotta learn to live with it ~!!
An interesting article about why people use social media
Reading your first para I got reminded of my own childhood in an even smaller village where as a 5/6 yo we were allowed to roam freely around the streets 🙂 Only difference being it was within a campus with some modern amenities.
Yeah over exposure to social media is annoying and wasteful. But happy to stay in touch with people i'd have otherwise lost contact with. I guess the key is prioritization. Some of us just dont know where to draw the line.
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