Adversity begets progress. From time immemorial, when human civilization came across any natural or manmade hurdle it overcame that with a discovery or invention. This is how human civilization made so much progress. This is the reason why the present futuristic society came into being. But one thing is crucial that all these revolutionary changes were brought forth by an aware leader in front of the needy millions. Again, as the wheel of progress kept rolling sluggishly on a straight smooth path, the people became nonchalant. This is because the new thing that made life easier & productive also made it stagnant. Thinking outside the box and taking a risk became fleeting thoughts. Hence, it is a common belief that affluence creates dependency and dependency makes us less competent & unaware.

The present world is going crazy about the advent of information technology. Every aspect of our society is by using IT. Whether it is the financial system or the administration system, all the metrics of every diagram is under IT control. The fact of the matter is it is actually making the civilization more futuristic and lucrative. But the critical point that everybody keeps forgetting is that how is it affecting the people’s mind. The results are proof that the condition is quite dire. It is undermining the fundamental intelligence of the general mass.

Having to do with something digital is the trend in the current scheme of things. Technology gave the world some groundbreaking gadgets and programming applications in the past two decades. Namely, the search engine, the social media, the AI, the smartphone, the apps, the unlimited internet, and the IoT. These gave people miles of advancements personally, socially and professionally. The various sectors like medical, military, finance, education, engineering, administration, research, and others also got some serious boost. But the trend of thought of the people got a little bit out of hand. People now know that if you are not tech savvy then you are out of the updated status loop. So they use the techs without understanding them and stay in the loop. This is not only making them unaware & security wise vulnerable but also hindering their free thought process.

The ever so efficient IT support is making matters worse. With all the CMS and other support programs & customer service cell in the IT domain, the companies are making profits but mankind is getting drilled. Previously, when people got into trouble with a glitch they thought of understanding the problem and in the process would actually find the technical solution and solve it. This not only made the crisis go away but would also enrich the person’s technical skill. But nowadays the people simply report the problem with a writ petition and send it to the IT support cell. This they do without even using their basic query instincts. Hence, with all these smarter techs, apps and services we are definitely getting less smart. Therefore, we should at least try to understand our techs better before using or reporting a glitch to the support for our sake.