The beginning of the year has been marked by the flood of new mobile devices gifted to younger generations and the tragedy of the fire in a bar at the Crans Montana ski resort. This event should prompt a serious reflection on the role of screens and social media in our lives.
If we don't record it, it means it hasn't existed; if we don't take a selfie, we weren't there; if we don't share it on social media, we haven't lived it.
The death of dozens of young people highlights the danger of replacing rational logic with mobile dependence, to the point of losing the capacity to act in extraordinary situations. The first reaction of many victims was to record to bear witness to their presence, without thinking of fleeing to preserve their own lives.
This new normality has created a culture where the focus lies on the shared digital image, and not on people or human values. It is serious to confirm that technology, an ally of isolation, dictates our behavior even above the instinct of survival.
The author concludes that we face a serious social and educational failure. It is not just a matter of emergency plans, but of urgent re-education in real values to ensure personal and collective protection, as the image has come to be worth more than a life.
