"Turn on the magic box, please" my grandmother used to say to me in mandarin. I found it funny when I was a child. Today, I am a mass communication student, learning about the media and its escalated development over the years. It is hard to believe that television was not a part of my grandparents childhood. What did they do to entertain themselves?
Now, come to think of it, it is fascinating how humans have discovered an invisible transmission medium that could transmit pictures and sound. How amazing is it that someone could discover something that was invisible.
I think people in the past were much more curious about technology compared to people now. The children born in the 20th century grew up with developing technology surrounding them.
Today, if one were to ignore all the developing technologies around them, they would definitely lose out. Just like how my grandmother calls the television a magic box.
The older generation does not see the relevance in technology. Personally, they are ignorant towards it. They do not believe that something so amazing could be real. They think it's expensive and a waste of money.
To the younger generations, we are active gadget users who depend a lot on them to let us know things and help us achieve certain things.
The television for example. It could be used for entertainment or to get info through the news. Nowadays, the television feature is being incorporated into our computers. We are able stream movies or some TV shows live.
It is a wonder, what technology will be like in the next few decades.
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