The tragicomedies of modern life (part II)
Illustration of Jean Jullien There is no doubt technology (focusing on the latest technology as it is social media, smartphones and so on) has been shaping us in so many different ways since it spread out that sometimes we cannot even realize them all. Surely, in this relationship of love and hate, or as R. Davidson affirms when referring to technology as a boon and a bane, our society has been growing amazingly; hence, even though it is almost impossible not to use it nowadays also having in mind that its use does not imply necessarily we are messing up our lives, it is necessary to recognize the importance of taking take care of how we use it to prevent possible negative consequences it can have in our bodies and our environment in general. W e have been seeing the two sides of the very same coin: the ones that are against the power of technology -or at least, its massive control-, and th e ones that live under the control of this amazing tool (trying to get ...