That Modern Day Life is Boring

All arguments made and content discussed will be and shall be done on the basis of my definitions as PRO failed to provide any definitions of his/her own. REBUTTALSPRO's entire argument seems to be centered around how excessive exposure to electronic products and social media are detrimental to society. In a nutshell, he/she argues that such uncurbed usage of phones, tablets, television and computers is robbing humanity of its imaginative abilities, and hinders our ability to think independently and critically. I, as CON, wholeheartedly acknowledge this, but fail to see how this is necessarily a characteristic of a boring lifestyle. The fact of the matter is, given the amount of time that people willingly spend on their electronic gadgets, regardless of what emotion or feeling that they derive from doing so, it is only logical to say that these people are glued to their phones and computers because there is an element to its usage that makes the user experience so addictive or even rewarding. Adding in the fact that both sides of the house today agree upon said electronic gadgets as a unique attribute of 'modern life', we come to the rational conclusion that 'modern day life' is, as ironically as it seems, not boring based off of PRO's own arguments. SUBSTANTIVESIn accordance to the motion, it is within PRO's burden of proof to justify to us that every single person that is subject to the criteria of 'modern day life' (in other words, subject to electronic devices and media), all agree that the life that they are living is boring. This is such because the word 'modern day life' presumably encompasses all individuals that fall under this category, and PRO has made no effort to change the scope of this term. I, for one, can testify that this motion is false. The household which I live in has a TV, radio, and tablet, and I myself own a laptop and phone. I am a frequent and active user of Facebook, Whatsapp, and YouTube, and I would not describe my life as 'boring', let alone argue that it is boring because of my electronic gadgets and social media subscriptions. The motion does not stand so long as one person that lives this so-called 'modern day life' denies that their lifestyle is mundane, and I invite PRO to contend otherwise. Let us go along with PRO's standard of 'boring', that is the usage of electronic devices and social media technology. The very nature of social media and electronic gadgets are to expose us to a wider variety and range of information, expose us to new ways in obtaining such information. Phones and social media, for instance, allow our relationships with our loved ones to transcend physical distance, and the high patronage of social media and ubiquity of phone calls is sufficient evidence to prove that staying connected with others is not by any means boring. Television, radio, the internet in general, and social media to some extent are ideal platforms for users to access new and unexpected information, whether it is the news, research notes, or cat videos that would have otherwise been highly inaccessible or even nonexistent (in the case of video) if not for the inauguration of the very things that PRO is so fervently against. The discovery of new information, ideologies and perspectives is what gives each and every one of our lives a unique personality, and the absence of such is what leads to a mundane and boring life. Dorothy Parker phrases this best when she says:"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. " [1]To put it differently, what PRO contests to be a source of boredom is really what makes 'modern day life' anything but boring. I eagerly await PRO's response. Thank you. SOURCES USED [1] . http://www.ineedmotivation.com...;