There’s no denying that our lives are more connected than ever before. We rely on our cell phones for everything, from keeping in touch with loved ones to getting directions to a new restaurant. But as convenient as our cell phones are, they also represent a potential security risk.
Our phones are essentially a symbiotic portion of our brain. This external portion of our brain is plugged into the network. This plugged-in network is connected to unknown sources. These sources could be hackers, the government, big corporations, and other influencers. They are ultimately hacking your mind.
They know what you are thinking, who you are talking to, buying, and more. These life invaders can use our cell phone data to track our movements and even predict our behavior. This is not only a privacy concern; it can also be a safety issue. If invaders know what we’re going to do next, they could potentially exploit that information for malevolent purposes.
Every day, we are bombarded with messages telling us what to do, what to buy, and how to behave. Even who we are is linked to what we see on our phones. Special catered ad networks are designed for individual users. It’s easy to feel like many of our decisions are our own, but are they actually? In the face of this constant bombardment, how many of our daily choices are our own? How many of our decisions are influenced by outside networks?
The truth is we have a choice, but how influenced is our selection? Would our daily decision process be different if the internet did not affect us? We can let the outside network control our daily decisions or take back our power and make our own decisions. Of course, it’s not always easy to resist the convenience of Alexa and ad networks.
We may be afraid of what will happen if we don’t have an external device guiding us. Maybe it would be an interesting life experiment to live a week without a phone. See how dependent you were on electronic devices. Perhaps you will realize how distracted Americans are on their phones daily.
We always have the freedom to choose our path, and no one can take that away from us. But maybe you will realize you wouldn’t have cared about Ukraine or Disney if you were not plugged into the network. Or perhaps you don’t know who you are? Maybe you need to be made into a predictable person and assigned identity.
