The Silent Theft of Thought

We built technology, yet now it builds us, silently erasing thought, dulling minds, replacing reality. Wake up. Reclaim your depth before the algorithm owns it.

This is the reflection of the morning.

Dear reader, today, I find myself deeply moved after spending time with someone who has lived a life that began long before mine, a person who grew up in a world untouched by the grip of technology, a world where childhood was shaped by the natural rhythms of life rather than the flicker of a screen. This person embraced technology only when necessary, as a tool to be wielded rather than a force to surrender to. They did not let themselves become a servant to it, and in this, I find a lesson, a warning, and an awakening.

I do not claim to have been entirely consumed by technology myself, but I have felt its pull, its quiet seduction, its ability to creep into the mind and colonise attention. There were moments of excitement, moments when I downloaded applications with no real purpose other than curiosity. But as soon as I realised what was happening, I stepped back. I deleted them. I reclaimed my space. And yet, in conversation with this person, no…