Twenty years ago, wow, which was only 1996, is light years behind our current capabilities with our handheld devices and computers. My parents argue all the time that I don't spend enough time outside meeting people, but I'm on social media connecting to people that I met years ago but still keep in touch with. Technology also allows me to follow people that share common interests with me. Social media has allowed me to be more myself and allowed other people to see my life. It's become a large part of my routine and it keeps me sane. Maybe the way I interact with people would have been different, but so many of the things I talk to people about comes from the ability to access the World Wide Web. To think that people wouldn't get meme and Vine references would truly be a disservice to society.
Although twenty years ago I could've read more books in a year than I've read in my entire life, I read articles and blogs all the time on my phone. They're not always the most informative about world issues, but they have a way of relating to my interests and issues. If I lived in 1996, I could spend more time playing sports, learning another language, and playing piano like I used to, but teenagers are the same as they used to be. Teenagers back then were lazy and still are today with or without technology.
Honestly, I would rather have lived twenty years ago because I could consider myself a 90's kid. Being born in 2000 will always be the biggest regret of my life. I could have had a better ACT Reading score and chastised teens today for spending too much time on their phones. However, technology has benefitted us in so many more ways than what first comes to mind. The advantages outweigh the consequences and technology is just a way for humans to evolve and push onwards and upwards to the future. It's time for people to just let it happen.
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