How we changed in three generations
How in just three generations, the world changed more than in entire centuries.
There was a time when the radio brought the family together in the living room. Grandpa would adjust the antenna, someone would ask for silence, and the magic would happen. Voices would narrate stories, news, or sports matches, and that was enough. It was all we had, and we lived it intensely.
Then came television. In black and white at first, then in color. Watching a series, a movie, or the news became part of everyday life. Everyone talked about what they'd seen the night before. It was the new center of the home.
And today… how many of us see the same thing at the same time?
We live in the age of streaming, on-demand content, and algorithms that know what we want before we even search for it.
We no longer need to wait. Everything is there, whenever and wherever we want it.
Evolution did not stop there.
Radio is no longer listened to only on a device: now it lives on in podcasts, apps, and digital platforms.
TV no longer needs a signal: now you can watch it on your cell phone, on your tablet, on any screen.
And the cell phone… became our personal universe.
Three generations ago, a single device did one thing :
A phone rang.
A camera was taking pictures.
An organized agenda.
A letter carried news.
Today, the phone we carry in our pocket does everything at the same time.
It speaks, writes, records, transmits, pays, translates, measures steps, buys tickets, and even tells us what to think if we let it do it.
And with that, we changed too.
We changed the way we communicate, relate to each other, learn, and feel emotions.
We went from a physical photo album to an infinite cloud.
From waiting weeks for a letter, to receiving a message in seconds.
From making a call from a landline to sending an emoji from anywhere on the planet.
But although everything has changed, there is something that remains the same:
The need for connection.
About telling stories.
To share moments.
Understanding the world and adapting to it.
Change is inevitable. But understanding it prepares us to take advantage of it intelligently and consciously.
And perhaps the biggest challenge of this generation is not having more technology,
but knowing when to turn it off to experience what no screen can give you.









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