In 1844, Samuel Morse made history by sending the world’s first telegraph. The foreboding message read, “What hath God Wrought?” and with that simple four-word memo, the trajectory of the nation and the entire world irreversibly shifted.
Being constantly connected is something that we often take for granted and even despise at times. Our addiction to the little screens interferes with our interpersonal relationships, sabotages attention spans and greatly diminishes the privacy we once considered invaluable. However, after navigating life for a mere two weeks without a cell phone (due to an unfortunate incident in Thailand), I can confidently say that the world has evolved past the technological point of no return.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not as if I fell off the face of the earth in a huddled mass of despair and boredom. My day-to-day life was relatively unchanged, in fact, much of the anxiety associated with constant updates and incessant vibrations was actually alleviated.
