While it appears that we in the present generation are much better off as a result of technological advancements, we can't help but also discuss the drawbacks these advancements have brought to us in various aspects, of which the majority of these side effects it had on our health and other aspects weren't in existence in t he past. So on the long run, we can only judge based on the history we've read about the days of our forefathers and how life treated them in their generation.
I believe the debate over who has had a better and more enjoyable life between our ancestors in the past and us in this generation could go on forever without the right point that could bring us to a consensus as to who has had a more decent life, When we look more closely at both, we'll see that both have experienced a fair amount of satisfaction, but that doesn't change the fact that both also have challenges that work against them.
TECHNOLOGY ANS COMMUNICATION
As for technology, as I mentioned earlier, I'm sure most of us are aware that the past generations required more manpower and effort in practically everything they wanted to do, including transportation, communication, cooking, and many more to name just a few. However, despite all these things that appear to be at their disadvantages, we can all agree that the significance of keeping our bodies active consistently cannot be overemphasized.
Due to the ease with which technological devices have been adopted to make life easier for mankind, our current age lacks the aspects of manpower. As a result, people are more likely to experience heart disease, joint pain, and other physical discomfort due to sedentary lifestyles than they did in the days of our predecessors.
When it comes to communication, our ancestors appear to have fallen behind because they lacked many of the tools available to us now. As a result, they had to rely on methods like bushing burning, town crier, diagram drawing, and many others whenever they wanted to reach a larger audience. They might even have to travel a long distance to reach someone they wanted to reach who lived elsewhere.
While all of these may seem like drawbacks, we can all agree that they also have some positive aspects. For instance, this tradition fosters interpersonal relationships and communication, which, over time, strengthens bonds with others in the online world of today, where everyone prefers to communicate virtually at the expense of in-person interactions.
SLAVERY VS RACISM AND CYBER BULLYING
One of the major failings of the previous generation is the aspects of slavery and feeling superior to other tribes and races. This is what caused many deaths and when render many hopes dashed, as many were left fatherless, motherless, in loss of identity, and unable to express oneself in the way they would like.
All of this was to the detriment of the people of that generation, who undoubtedly lacked a voice of their own and a free will to act as they pleased instead of acting in accordance with the demands of their masters. This is one of the drawbacks of the previous generations.
Racism and cyberbullying, which are now widespread, are what we mean when we say that slavery has been replaced by them. Because both physical and emotional maltreatment are extremely awful, both generations have generally seen their fair share of the good, the bad, and the ugly.
In summary, I won't be making the claim that one generation had a better life than the other, but I will state that the current generation still has a chance to make up for their mistakes and make life easier for everyone.
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Technology has indeed taken the world to the next level and we definitely can't look away from the bad side of it.
I love your perspective on the topic and you are been fair enough to have stayed in between then and now because both sides have their merit and demerit.
The new generation truly has the privilege to change from the demerits but I don't see that changing because the world's foundation has been built on these things.
Yea you're right on point, both have had a great merit in their favour, and despite all the good we had here, we can't forget the fact that most of them come with side effects, radiation, addiction to mention but few.
That's true, both now and then have their setbacks.
Exactly
Well, this called my attention back to the days of slavery and racism, I rather choose racism but even during that time of slavery, they were still racist.
Thanks for sharing
Yea it's a very terrible time, hmm personally I won't choose any, no level of insult is good, bad is bad.
I love how you made your points to tackle both the past and present era and for me, I believe both era had better lives while the present is still enjoying due to the technological advancement of many things that has made life easier.
Yea that's just how I stated it, it was an interesting one and one thing I noticed is that most of this technology that made life easier for us in this generation is still what makes our lives shorter.
a message for another dayWow...this is why we call you grandpa 😂😂. @hopestylist please come and read this article with me oo 😂😂
Vickoly, you stood in between the past and the current generation elaborating the strength and weaknesses of both. That's a beautiful view about this topic however, do you think this current generation can make up the mistakes caused by the advance in technology?
Abi na, me I have show oo, let me go and see how he displayed his wisdom, hehe. Thank you so much for mentioning me here, lolz.
Hahaha
Please go asap 😉
I already did, hehe
Lols is flattering in full force 🤣🤣, what technology is done for us are mind-blowing and exciting, but it as also bring it side effects that are not reducing our life span, and that's one of the reasons why I can't choose one above the other.
I can relate
Noice 👍
This is so beautiful GP, you spoke with wisdom on this matter and I totally understand your point of view. The both generations have their own good and bad experiences but then I think this generation is more lucky because they have the opportunity to make amends but the big question is will they?
Well, let's see how everything plays out, the next generation might still come and have the same opportunity of saying what generation was better between ours and theirs.
Thank you so much for sharing your views on this topic with us 😊👍.
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Indeed, we all now are experiencing the benefits and discrepancies of our time they same way they did back then. So now one is more happy than the other. It's a balanced equation.
Thank you for sharing this with us.