Introduction
Words by Jeni Kozicky
There is no denying that digital technology has made a significant impact on the way we live today. Look around you, what do you see? Laptop? iPod? Cell phone? Technology has not only affected the way we create art and music, but it has also affected the way we communicate with one another.
I like to call this the evolution of convenience. It's easier to send a text to your friend than actually going to their house and talking to them, and it's easier to send out facebook invitations to an event than inviting everyone individually. Face to face interactions are slowly being replaced by more convenient means of interaction. It's bringing us closer together but at the same time it's pushing us further apart.
Obviously digital technology has it's benefits as well. It's allowed us to become more independent and self-sustatining. Digital recording has made it easier and more affordable for the average musician to record their own music. And with tools like facebook, communicating with friends and family around the world has never been easier.
But this online identity we develop for ourselves seems to be consuming our lives more and more every day. How many hours a day do you spend staring at a screen? It seems like all too often we are more concerned with taking pictures of our experiences and sharing them online than just stopping and allowing ourselves to enjoy the moments as they pass. We are losing touch with the real human moments that make our lives worth living.
My question is, how do we keep a healthy balance between the digital and the tangible? How much is too much? And how will we know when we've gone too far?
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