The online world has altered just about every aspect of our lives, work and communication. Technology is easy and endless, but it can also make you feel disconnected or irrelevant. It can be a lot of things: whether it is staying up to date with new fashions or getting buried under the constant feed of news or seeing the younger generation embrace tech with a pizazz, you’ll quickly feel like you’re behind.
Here are 10 ways the digital world could be making you feel like you don’t matter.
Social Media Comparisons
Social media is supposed to reflect the sexiest sides of all our lives. People share their success stories, their vacations, their birthdays, and they seem like they’re doing great. When you see your regular life juxtaposed against these highlight reels, you can’t help but feel like you’re missing the mark. And you’ll begin to wonder what your own achievements are like, and they don’t seem so great or important.
Rapid Technology Advancements
There are new gadgets, apps, software constantly being developed, all of them more advanced than the previous one. If you’re not a techie or don’t have time to keep up, it can feel like you’re getting left behind. Talk of the latest tech can send you into a state of disorientation, and you worry that you’re behind in a technological world that’s all about keeping up.
Overwhelming Amount of Information
The internet is a constant source of information. Literally thousands of articles, videos and posts are uploaded daily, about any subject you can think of. This informational access can be powerful but it’s also downright overwhelming. No matter how much you read or see, there is always more, and sometimes you feel inadequate.
Automation and Job Displacement
With the technology advances, more and more jobs are becoming automated – that is, machine-and-software are taking human labour away from people. This change can make you think your talents are losing their value. If you know you’ll be fired or replaced by a robot, then you feel like you have no longer a place in the workplace, and that leaves you unconfident about where you fit in.
The Pressure to Stay Connected
It’s all so online now, and it’s just so important to stay connected. Whether it is email response, social media, or staying on top of messaging services, you always have to be there. Pause and you may become disconnected from the world and everyone around you.
Age and Digital Natives
If you are watching young people nimbly access the apps, gadgets and platforms you find difficult, it leaves a void between you and them. That distance leaves you feeling like you’re behind the times, a feeling of not mattering when it seems like the world is ticking faster than you can catch up.
Constant Change in Online Trends
Internet trends ebb and flow like wildfire. What’s hot now is old tomorrow. These are all a full-time jobs to follow and if you don’t keep up with them, you will be left behind. When you miss the new meme, viral video or social media challenge, you’re no longer part of the zeitgeist. This will make you feel like you are no longer relevant because you can’t keep up with the conversations around these changing trends.
The Rise of Influencers
Oftentimes, social media influencers have it all — celebrity, fortune, huge following. Watching other influencers get attention and visibility for their posts, it can seem like you don’t have a voice anymore. You don’t have many followers or an established personality, so it can be easy to think you are insignificant online.
Digital Skills Gap
The internet is at the heart of almost every profession and there is increasing demand for digital skills. These expectations are tough to meet if you’re not tech savvy, particularly at work. It can be stressful constantly updating your knowledge so you are not lagging behind.
Lack of Personal Interaction
Our digital world has superseded most interactions in person with internet correspondence. Texting and video calling is convenient, but it isolates you from others. You become another name on a computer screen when there is no real connection with the individual. The internet doesn’t feel as personal and real as face-to-face conversations do.
Disclaimer: This list is solely the author’s opinion based on research and publicly available information.
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