Selfie & GPS and Elimination of Human Relations

Let me make it clear. I am not against any technology or trends. The intention of this is to retrospective ourselves on what this new technologies are doing to us in terms of people relations.  

Whichever place we go - mall, movie, restaurants, marriage stage or even in Zoo, in front of cages, we see people who so enthralled in taking selfies, either in small or very large groups. Wow, what a look it is… people - all gazing, with artificial looks, and doing circus to ensure they are part of it..!!

Just look at phone gallery, how many selfies we have stored, how many we actually revisit or remember it. It’s only a moment of glory we do it and forget it.

Same applies to GPS kind of technology. No doubt, it helps when you are lost in an unknown, unpopulous area. In the earlier days, we use to stop on the way and ask people the directions. I don’t remember any such incidents of people misguiding others.

However, we are currently depended so much on the GPS map, we will not ask any one, its more like, I know everything attitude. Just key in the details and zoooommmm….

In all this technologies one common factor which we are not observing is the diminishing human relations.

Remember, when we use to go out, we use to ask some unknown person to take a snap of ours. We stand in gang, he used to say smile please and we all smiling till he says done. The unnoticed in this event was, we use to speak to some unknown person, smiles and acknowledgement of the help he did. Many times the conservation used to extend to know each other, where they have headed, what they do... the natural human tendency to connect and socialise with others.

Same applies when we were lost. In Kannada we have a saying which roughly translates - to the unknown place, tongue is the route. Which means, if you are not aware, ask someone and get to know the directions.  That was the situation for hundreds of years. We never thought twice to stop and ask someone. Even that person use to try and help by giving all the input, including, directions, road conditions, precautions we should take, shortcuts, warnings etc. The one who asked and the one who is guiding are unknown, but still there was a bonding of care and satisfaction of helping.

Whenever I see this trends being used extensively, everywhere, every time, I feel the changing attitude of ours. It’s more of self-centric, egoistic and to an extend of not connecting with others for any help. It’s an attitude of knowing everything, and I will manage myself. Many may not agree with this, with different views, I respect it, however, at this moment this what I am feeling.