There Was A Time Before Algorithms

I know it’s going to sound strange but there was a time before algorithm 

Where we basically made our own decisions

Yes it sounds like we were out of rhythm 

But actually we got to use our brains 

People met each other offline 

It was a fun time 

Of-course there was no offline because there was no online 

The only thing online was our brains 

Now of-course our brains are offline our phones are online 

Not that there is much of a difference between our phones and our brains 

Haven’t you seen you go to sleep around the same time you leave your phone alone 

Can’t function unless you are one with your phone

So if your phone is your brain 

Then what will your brain do?

Anyway people met and spoke and determined if they would meet again 

At an actual location, mostly outdoors, when the weather was right

And you couldn’t just unsubscribe at the bottom of the email 

You had to have a tough real conversation 

Or remain subscribed till death did you apart 

Or till you met someone better and you run off with them 

Or you had multiple subscriptions

Or a homestead what it was called, Nkandla 

You could play outside with your friends till late 

Now it’s called gaming 

Everyone came out their houses and formed teams and the one rich boy who had a soccer ball had to be the captain 

Now it’s digital 

We ate food from the garden 

Read bible stories at Sunday school 

This is all the silly things we did when we grew up 

Now we talk about them as a distant past 

Now children are glued to their screens and grow up fast 

Who wants to be outside when it’s pouring with rain 

Well we did and we didn’t mind one bit 

It was a precious thing 

It left no trace of memory 

Now it’s social media this, social media that 

Investing in delusional realities 

Instead of seeing what is 

Trapped in thought 

Building images in the sky 

Separated from God 

It’s a shame on our part 

What we’ve sold out to have a break 

To make things easy 

What we’ve decided to give up 

Love so great 

Love so wise 

Love that is unknown 

For a known that is digital 

Digital illusion 

Loves confusion 

Consumption