In a single day on an average, it will be not less than a hundred times that a person takes a phone out of his pocket just to ensure that he never misses a latest photo, comment or even a mundane like on his social media account.
This intense want to remain online 24×7 is exponentially growing across the world. As more people are getting access to smartphones, they soon get accustomed to the internet which in certain cases leads to social media addiction.
We have online celebrities now whose fame is measured with the number of followership, subscription and views even though they may be devoid of possessing any abstract talent. The world of virtuality is setting its own rules and principles that in contrast with reality are exceptionally strange at times.
Even online gaming has viciously engulfed the budding generation of our children. Warfare and arcade games have become a craze and if somebody is not involved in gaming is considered to be mediocre.
However, the effects of this dependency on a virtual world is destroying our real lives. From an oblong box to a flat screen in our palms, the gadgets of wonder have enthralled our lives. But the more advanced a technology is, it becomes more immersive leaving us negligent of the natural surroundings we possess.
God forbid! if we are unable to find our phones, within seconds our anxiety level shoots the sky. The modern human is alive to remain online otherwise the fear of missing out will destroy all he has achieved on a virtual scoreboard.
