1 Word that Describes all That is Wrong With the Modern World

Entitlement

Technology has enforced upon society the conditions whereby everybody requires instantaneous gratification. We want acknowledgement of everything we do all the time and we seek to maintain the attention of a large populous of strangers and acquaintances we couldn’t really care about but depend upon to feel good about ourselves.

Instead of seeking the respect of those we love and cherish we outsource our self-esteem to the interweb and define out worth from the currency we are able to attain on social networks. We no longer measure the quality of our lives by the kindness we gift to the world or the positive impact we have on other people’s lives but by the proliferation of our social media footprint.

My video has more likes that you therefore I have more friends and I am a better person has replaced I have done good things and I care deeply about other people. The more selfish you are the better, we are the stars of our own life and drama caused in the name of gaining attention is positive.

Infamy is pursued as a means to an end and it doesn’t matter who you hurt to get it.

Technology is detrimentally effecting a whole generation. It has infected our lives and conquered our minds. We no longer experience the present we…