Some young people are always being told off about using social media. It can’t all be bad, can it?

A poor attempt at moral high handedness resulted in a cartoon of people buried within their phones.

The two, despite being visibly seated next to each other, remained silent, fully engrossed by various social networking apps.

The brilliant principles and the extensive intellect of the illustrator floored me.

As I opened the mobile app of Tumblr, I was greeted by this pathetic excuse of trivialising the younger generation, and after simply rolling my eyes, I continued nonchalantly scrolling on.

Simply put, the millennial (people born between 1980-present) are bombarded with such images on a daily basis and quite frankly, I for one, am sick of it.

The nostalgia for a time where the world was in a technological darkness is unapologetically distasteful, yet the generation born from 1960-1980, love to mock millennia’s enthusiasm and general co-existence with tech.

This is done whilst squinting through rose-tinted glasses at a time where the modem screeched like a pterodactyl just to power the computer.

Let’s not even mention the fact that the phone was virtually useless during this session.

Honestly, the simple invention of spellcheck should convert many a technology basher!

This has not at all been the first time technology has gone through a self-righteous war, one it seems to battle at all fronts.

The argument of technology leading to societal degeneration has been as longstanding as time itself. I can only imagine the furore over the invention of the wheel!

I mean at one point, people had to paddle with their bare hands to meet someone across the river bank!

One of the biggest problems this and the next generation will continue to face is the constant negative and not to mention, hypocritical musings that the previous generation imposes.

Time and time again, after listening to more experienced people in life, one of the constant themes I’ve come across is the incessant negative light they shed on the younger generation.

From probing questions on our cynicism to plain insensitivity, it is evident that attitudes and values have most definitely changed.

The most baffling point of all to me is what is the point of improving our standard of life? Why does a society thrive to improve systems, increase efficiency, solve problems, explore the universe and strive for tolerance and equality of people?

If we are only to describe achievements as mayhem and degenerate then surely the purpose is lost?

Correcting the mistakes that were the product of the older generation requires technology. It requires global networking through the use of Twitter etc.

I mean, I’m pretty sure the cause of three wars and a worldwide recession wasn’t Snapchat.

These problems have essentially become our burden whether we wanted them or not.

From steep hierarchies, to the culmination of extremist groups, right down to simply being unable to put food on the table, the agenda is definitely set.

Ironically, whenever we seek to address these issues, we are immediately shut down with a flippant mock comment on our use of selfies.

The irrelevancy is palpable.

Technology is supposed to connect us as a society. Appreciate it. Be in awe of it. The Ferguson Riots wouldn’t have happened without it.

We would never have been able to #StayWoke.

And anyone who thinks otherwise deserves to have the light bulbs removed from their property, and see how much they depend on /miss technology then.