Life in the Digital Now (Abha Dawesar)

I watched a Ted Talk today while relaxing in my living room, and what was being said by the speaker struck to be true. Well, it struck to be true in my mind because it has been a conversation that I have had many times with friends. This conversation usually occurs when a friend feels like they must tweet, snap chat, or instagram every moment that they live in. I am a person who would rather live in the moment, remember it, and tell it in story format when asked rather than pausing it to update everyone (Instagram being an exception at times). Every now and then I will tweet after a current event is over.

Abha Dawesar is an Indian novel writer who gets her ideas from anywhere and everywhere. Her presentation "Life in the Digital Now" talks about how our century is an era that not only sees food, water, and shelter as physiological needs, but we might as well include technology (a jokingly true oxymoron). She discusses the fact that we make sure there is technology available everywhere in the world that we live in, which displays the digital now. We use social media to share or experience what life means, but in return we are messing with the time continuum. We don't fully experience life or who we are as individuals because we push aside the entire experience. Take a look at this video and keep an open mind on her theory. It is very abstract!

http://www.ted.com/talks/abha_dawesar_life_in_the_digital_now.html?source=facebook#.UoufGAGqD5V.facebook