Our Addiction To Technology, In 20 Satirical Illustrations

Published 9 years ago

Technology has changed out lives immeasurably – though you can measure the change with more technology – and out social lives weren’t spared, either. Mobile phones, internet, and social networks have conspired to eat all of our free time and interpersonal skills. Could this be avoided by having a little bit more willpower and maybe admitting that the best use for Facebook is Messenger?

Nay, ’tis nothing less short of Armageddon. The trumpet has sounded with the sound of an incoming tweet, and man and his time had been split in twain. No more shall you feel the sun on your face, no more shall you enjoy the touch of a loved one. All that’s left is a digital Sheol, the never ending funny post that nobody liked on Facebook.

(h/t: boredpanda)

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Lets play!

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Image source: Angel Boligan

Sexting

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Image source: Marc Kostabi

Periscope

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Image source: Pawel Kuczynski

Crossing The Road

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Image source: Liam Walsh

Islands

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Image source: Pawel Kuczynski

Ego

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Image source: John Holcroft

Weirdo on the subway

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Image source: Jean Jullien

Likeholic

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Image source: Asaf Hanuka

Modern Tan

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Image source: Renn

Death of conversation

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Image source: unknown

Can’t Escape

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Image source: Makkah Newspaper

Literature

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Image source: John Holcroft

Gossip

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Image source: Pawel Kaczynski

Roots

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Image source: John Holcroft

Zombies

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Image source: Steve Cutts

Never Alone

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Image source: Jean Jullien

Confession

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Image source: Pawel Kuczynski

Valentine’s Day

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Image source: Jean Jullien

Owned

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Image source: Steve Cutts

Wonder what’s on TV tonight

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Image source: Steve Cutts

Martynas Klimas

Writes like a mad dervish, rolls to dodge responsibility, might have bitten the Moon once.

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