The New Normal

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Last month we saw the release of the latest offering from Apple with the iPhone 7. The "best iPhone yet" with crisp camera quality, longer battery life and a whole new software update, the new gadget is comparable to carrying around a high-tech computer in your hand. 

 

But with new phones and new softwares, we see more and more apps being developed every day for every purpose. There's apps for travel, with Uber and Citymapper, apps for food, with JustEat and Uber Eats, apps for love, apps for everything, the list is literally endless. We can now pay for things at the touch of our fingers with Apple Pay and even be able to board planes with the wallet app which allows you to download boarding passes. These little gadgets have become our very own shortcut to life. But are we becoming too reliant on them?

 

As our lives become busier and busier, the demands of our time are ever pressing, these developments have made life exceedingly more convenient. We put our whole lives into these little gadgets and resulting in us being constantly glued to our phones, decreasing face-to-face interactions. If the Internet goes down, we can't function and everything comes to a hault. 

 

Society has integrated technology into every aspect. We no longer need to go on dates when we can get to know someone by swiping left or right on Tinder. If we want to catch up with family, we can simply scroll through their Facebook to see what they're up too. And if we want to go to our favourite restaurant, there'll be an app for that too. Your phone is running out of battery whilst you're out and about? Don't worry, we now have access to portable chargers, that'll give your phone some juice and you can continue with your day without the fear of your phone dying.

The argument could be made that this is the norm. Whenever a new technology is created, people become obsessed - it was probably the same when the mobile phone was first created or the first computer/laptop. New advancements are always going to happen, especially in this day and age, where technological developments are happening every day. Yes, we can embrace these developments, but we must remember to take a step back from our phones and gadgets every once in a while. Enjoy what's going on in the world, and Instagram it later.