The Rise of Digitalism: the Transformation of the World

Human evolution has been heralded with technological advances, bringing humans to rub their hands with glee. The contemporary society has embraced the technologies that are designed to support human lives: smartphones have also proved of great aid in particular cases. Therefore, technology is man's best friend, but however humans parade good, Professor Slughorn is always right: "Too much of a good thing leads to disastrous consequences." There is no exception for technology and, furthermore, the age of digitalism.

In the digitalism epoch, faces light up with euphoria as they ponder what technological breakthrough is released this second. The culprit is dopamine, the 'feel-good' chemical, the essential synthetic digitalism requires. Screens affect dopamine: this is transmitted into the mesolimbic pathway, bringing smiles to the face. Brains are accustomed to immediate rewards, making them vulnerable to media - Youtube, Instagram, and Facebook - and games; they are drawn to the screen everyday. As dopamine levels increase the difficulty of controlling feelings, returning to screens becomes even more frequent. From the human's perspective, nothing is out of order, but a scan offers the fact that the addicted brain features no more differences than a cocaine infected brain. Dopamine is the essential chemical that makes beings happy, but a deeper bond between digitalism and dopamine exists, that of the effects.

There is an affiliation between dopamine and digitalism, but overexposure to the culture can lead to ramifications: insidious effects. After looking at a screen and turning backs for some time, effects are considerable. Digital contrivances provide a distraction for humans and create a pseudo-paradise for less socialising mortals. What follows is decreased attention spans, inertia, and minimised interactions between the real world and online interactivity. Over-submission online may cause a lack of metacognition; losing the ability to think or express their feelings. Extreme side effects of digitalism wound the frontal lobe where feelings and thoughts were once initiated. Digitalism is able to pivot psychology, but its many effects are avoidable.

One is unsurprised that digitalism is a 'nodi', but is there a route to only the benefits of digitalism, such as effective communication and swift information access? Affirmatively, digitalism leveraged moderately deserves priority boarding, or risk addiction. A gentle guide to digitalism informs that it is best to use it when needed such as researching words or information though sparingly for entertainment purposes. When the screens are black, resorting to activity is beneficial, for it strengthens humans both mentally and physically. Books are another choice, as they are an easier option to explore more circumstances. Digitalism has proved worthy of humanity's nod but moderate usage and balance is, naturally, of the essence.

Digitalism has revolutionised the world and has brought glory, but with it has rifted side effects. Acknowledging dopamine helps humans avoid the pitfalls of digitalism and the harmful effects and curbs around the dopamine trap with moderation. Heed caution in this wonderful world, for digitalism's shadow towers over all others. As a citizen of the digital age, one has grown to be agile enough to dodge the slings and arrows that seduce crowds, day by day.