What technology would you be better off without, why?
Honestly?
All of it. The entire technology buffet.
If I could unsubscribe from the 21st century, I would.
I want to go back to the glory days of the landline, where the whole family used to run like Olympic athletes when it rang.
Today’s kids will never know the thrill of shouting, “Don’t pick it up, it’s for ME!”
I want the postman back — the hero who brought letters, postcards, and the occasional electricity bill that ruined the whole week.
Now it’s just emails and spam promotions like: “Congratulations, you’ve won nothing!”
And I miss the time when we stood at our compound gates, gossiping with neighbours like we were Doordarshan news reporters.
Today, the only neighbourly thing we do is steal each other’s WiFi.
We used to talk.
Now we “text.”
We used to visit.
Now we send emojis.
We used to live.
Now we update status.
So yes, if I could, I’d happily downgrade my life —
from high-speed internet to high-quality conversations,
from 5G to ‘Come home for chai’,
from notifications to knocking on doors.
One day, we’ll realise the strongest connection wasn’t WiFi — it was people.
If technology doesn’t slow down, at least we can….
Take care 💞
Travellers Stream 