What tech is to me

In the past, getting an email from a friend felt exciting—it felt like magic to see a message travel through computers. With friends, we would gather around, snap pictures on the webcam and be amazed by all the filters and effects we could use. Back then, it was all so novel. But today, emails are just a part of everyday life and writing on paper feels strange, like “a relic of the past.”Lately, I’ve been trying to shift back to using paper to protect my eyesight. While technology has made things easier, it has also eroded my patience and my connection to hands-on activities, as I’ve grown used to instant results and struggle to wait for something to take shape.

So, what is technology to me? It’s both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because it grants us immediate access to information and connects us with people around the world. But also a curse—because in getting everything so quickly, we’ve lost the ability to wait.