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Once upon a time, conversations with unknown people on roads, trains, and flights were common. Today, scrolling a blue screen in silence has replaced those moments and we hardly question it.

If you could un-invent something, what would it be?

This is a question I imposed for myself. A blog doesn’t have to be a story based on our experiences. Sometimes, it can simply be a space to pen thoughts that arise from observing the world around us.

We are living in AI ERA where chat bots, Gemini , Claude and perplexity- to name a few -have a strong impact on our daily lives. We have reached a point where we cannot imagine a life devoid of screens. The blue screen and the scroll has become like an oxygen for all of us. Without Without them, it almost feels as though we might cease to exist. These are the thoughts I wish to reflect upon.

The other day, I was riding my scooter to a new place. Halfway through I was confused about the route. I reached out to an auto rickshaw driver to guide me the way. He explained orally and then suggested it would be better if I enter the location in google maps so that it could guide me to reach the destination. He asked in a surprised tone whether I wasn’t aware of how to use the google maps. I replied that I wasn’t aware of using the maps. I replied that I was aware but simply wanted ask the route orally to know the route the traditional way.

My better half even at today’s times prefer asking the route to a stranger rather than using a google map. Even if we request him to use , he politely refuses and chooses to ask someone on the road instead. For him reaching the destination is not about accuracy- it is about human connections.

This simple incident answers the question posed by myself.

Google maps is undoubtedly helpful and efficient. Yet, I personally feel these maps have reduced the basic conversations that once took place on the road, small exchanges that created brief human connections.

Recently we as a family went out for dinner to a restaurant. The restaurant had good ambience perfect for dining . We all settled, ready to order the menu. I was waiting for the waiter to come so that I could give my order. Instead a person well dressed , perhaps a manager, informed us that we could scan the QR CODE to view the menu and place the order.

Of course it was Indeed very convenient to order. But once again something familiar was missing. The conversation with the waiter, asking about the menu, listening to his reply about the day’s special—those moments are now mostly lost.

The regular chats , conversation, children shouting , running here and there were missing. What remained was the clatter of the crockery. One hand was busy scrolling, the other busy eating with a few utterances exchanged here and there.

Even today’s children don’t find this set up odd. They are used to a life where scrolling the blue screen is part and parcel of their daily One moment that stood out was seeing a baby cry. Instead of being cajoled or comforted, the baby was made to listen to rhymes on YouTube—just the audio—meant to calm the child.

The another common trend I have observed is the school classes and tuitions moving online. I see this closely as my nephew is a middle school student. Believe it or not, I rarely see him sit and write in a notebook. Sitting straight in a chair and writing has almost become a rare sight nowadays . Students are busy tapping screens, learning in whichever posture is convenient for them

Google Meet and Zoom calls have become classrooms. Lessons happen without even opening a textbook. This is difficult to imagine. One cannot overlook the multiple tabs children keep open during online tuitions. Even teachers often send only links to clarify doubts. And all this is happening even at the primary school level.

Playtime for children has reduced to pretty good extent. Playing in the ground, falling down, picking up petty quarrels, team spirit, shouting at the top of their voice have slowly become things of past. As children prefer play video games rather than play in the hot sun. Many children now prefer playing video games indoors rather than running around under the hot sun. Children getting addicted to these games, much like quicksand, is another growing concern for parents.

There was also a recent, deeply saddening incident about a school child who had made ChatGPT his friend because he had no friends in real life. While technology provided him a voice to talk to, it also silently highlighted something far more disturbing—the absence of human companionship. When a child turns to a machine for friendship, it is not a failure of technology, but a reflection of how isolated our lives have quietly becom

I would like to conclude this blog with these closing lines:.

Technology has undoubtedly made life easier and more convenient. But if I were to answer the question I posed to myself, If you could un-invent something, it wouldn’t be technology itself. It would be the quiet erosion of conversations, connections, and the simple human moments that once came naturally to us.

If we could un-invent something, would it be technology, or the loneliness that grew alongside it?

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