Present world: A short note and a poem

Note

The influence of technology and addiction to materialism has rendered lives misguided, bleak, and aimless. Minds have become confused and hopeless. Imitation, rivalry, talentism, and deep fakes have exacerbated the situation. Heightened cravings and the reckless pursuit of sensual pleasures and shortcuts have led to stress, ethical challenges, and ongoing socio-political strife. We have constructed a dehumanized world ruled by consumerism, distractions, and an overload of technology.

Poem

A screen's soft glow, a world unseen,

We chase its lure, a hollow prize.

Lost in its maze, we're in between,

Real joy and simulated skies.

Each click, a want, a deeper need,

To mimic lives, that brightly gleam.

Ambition burns, a frantic seed,

Fuelled by a captivating dream.

Short cuts we take, on weary feet,

The path grows dark, with doubt and fear.

Our hurried lives, bittersweet,

As right and wrong become unclear.

This web we weave, a tangled thread,

Leaves hearts with longing, souls unfed.