How do we stay real in an unreal world?

Today we live in a world where robots are slowly taking over our jobs and artificial intelligence knows more about us than our own mothers do. We spend more time looking at our Instagram feeds than we do our loved ones and there are more pictures of people’s breakfasts online than there are of Niel Armstrong’s first trip to the moon. Recently, I have started to think a lot about how technology has had an impact on my own life. Sure, it’s not all bad, like the fact that you can start an entire career with just a smartphone and a camera. Technology has done wonders for the world, but the boundaries are becoming blurry and I think it’s important to talk about it.

The other day I found myself repeatedly refreshing my Instagram feed after I had just posted a photo. I casually pulled down my feed to refresh…