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Integrate TCS to Boost Sales and Reach

Story · 2024-10-08 · 604 words · Khurram Badar

This is a true story.

This is a true story. It was just another Thursday. A cold morning of December 2030. I woke up to find every app on my phone vanished overnight. Huh?
Panic spread faster than the viral American dance challenge. 
I was an app-aholic. OMG. I’m staring at my phone’s blank screen, fingers twitching with phantom swipe syndrome. What the hell now!
How the heck am I going to maintain my influencer status? Mental chatter begins. 
Heading to the breakfast table, the sight of my semi frozen fruit & oatmeal salad calmed me down. Smile on my face. 
“Love this sight.” Let's grab the camera and take a picture. CHAOS. Shoot, no camera app. Dang. This was my favorite feature. Followers loved my pics. 
Wait am I dreaming or is this a scene out of “Nightmare on Elm Street.” 
All my followers have become confused pedestrians going haywire looking for me, virtually, not literally hehe.
The apocalypse we always feared is here!
Desperation is now creeping up on me. Should I start yelling? But wait. “Can I TikTok my yelling.” Followers not-pedestrians, love that. Dang it. TikTok is out, as is everyapp-else.
What's the fudge is my next move? 
Let's head out and see if this phenomenon is really not just for me. 
My besty Babar has all the answers. 
Surely he would fix my phone. “Probably a motherboard twitch.”
Babs is a confident besty, who always brags about his “French Conexiones.” 
But oh boy, did he have a story to tell this time.
Babs: Bro I got into my car with a group of friends, and guess what? No Maps. OMG. Drove for the coffee shop and ended up at a Goat Farm. Shucks. 
And then, I asked. 
“Then what. No Coffee.” Babs exclaimed! Had goat milk instead hahaha.
And moreover,  my reputation for navigation lay in ruins, just like my caffeine. Babs was breathless.
I have realized this is not a dream and the day seems to be progressing. 
I have now decided to stroll the streets, and what do I see? LOL. People are rediscovering ancient arts like reading paper maps, because frickin’ google maps disappeared. Hahaha
I am looking at people talking face to face and using their memory instead of their Phone. Beat this Apple, you just got out of business, no one has to buy extra space anymore.
Look look, the stationary shop has que. Wonder what's the rush. OMG. The que is for people buying pens & pencils. Some women were shedding extra for fanciest colors and tips haha. Was this the way notes taking apps died? 
Is this the time to embrace this new freedom? Walking in the streets without looking at my watch to see how many steps I have taken, and engaging in actual conversations versus looking for engagement on this linkedin post LOL.
By sunset, society teetered between a utopia of human connection and a hell of a technological withdrawal. 
I have finally made it home, guided by the stars and a lot of luck. 
No Besty Babs. Thank God. Can't drink no more goat milk phew.
I wonder: is this freedom?
I never knew this was our fallback.
We never valued this before and we don't value this freedom even today.
We are prisoners of the APP-World and we need freedom to experience natural conversational engagement. Walking without counting steps. Not virtual, but face-to-face meetings. Visiting friends instead of sharing check-ins.
Either ways – Freedom or Prison, I'd give anything for just another scroll on your social feed.
What say you…

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