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Dr Alka RANADE's avatar

Amazing read.. What a nostalgia. Perhaps the millenials will have a different view point and Gen Alpha might look at the whole scenario differently if at all they have the patience to put up their thoughts in B and W as you have.. Techhaustion, techjuvenation are the new terms to us and the Times Square analogy is so perfect 😍.. Glad to hear you value the green grass and the cabin life.. Keep writing.. Always looking forward to read more from you

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Siddhesh's avatar

🫶🫶🫶

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drona's Hotmail's avatar

Sidhdhesh , what a fabulous writeup! and though we are decades apart , it felt biographical -perhaps a function of tech being the great equaliser and , at times, the Greater Inverter ( with youngsters knowing far more than the wrinkelies !)

I still fondly think of the modem dial up tone with the claxon indicating the connection being made to the internet -the moment I stepped though the looking glass!

Keep writing -I value it !

One day you might even invest in an ancient instrument called a fountain pen which will be the magic wand that helps you escape the digital world 🙂

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Siddhesh's avatar

Thanks Drona. Physical pen-paper writing is underrated I agree

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Apoorva Biswal's avatar

“Techaustion” is the most relatable word I’ve come across in a while, amazing blog as always!

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kumud borole's avatar

Wonderful.

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Sanjeet Patel's avatar

this is what I like to call the technology induced brain rot. there's nothing else to do with "both your hands" apart from using these devices in this century. life is on easy mode.

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Roshini's avatar

Wow, everything's computer

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Siddhesh's avatar

He said it better than I ever could

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Madhav Kelkar's avatar

Nicely penned,Sid. Remembered my days of Cyber cafe from Nagpur.

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Aniket Raje's avatar

Great Siddhesh. Loved it. Even I can associate so much with the computer from a cyber cafe to the comfort of my sofa.

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