From Letters to Likes: A Life in Transit

While I lived, life around me lived its own, completely unpredictable life.

I was born in one country and woke up in another – without even getting out of bed! The state collapsed faster than my plans to buy a new refrigerator. So, I outlived the country I was born in, though it was much more expansive than I was.

And then, from an invisible corner, the Internet leaped out. I remember when letters used to walk through the mail – now they fly at the speed of light through wires! In the past, only fish swam in nets, but now we all swim there (and keep diving deeper). Social networks appeared – and it turned out I had more friends than I thought, and it is even harder to count enemies!

Then artificial intelligence came along – now even computers pretend to be smarter than me. Though I suspect they’re not pretending at all. That’s evolution for you: from “Do you have anything to eat?” to “Do you have anything to comment on?”

And what about tomorrow? Even the day after tomorrow doesn’t know that.