Technologies Impact on Romanticism

Romanticism is still alive in today's society in some ways. Although, I believe that Romanticism still exists in the modern world, it comes in very subtle forms that are not extravagant and seen by many. The reason why some may be oblivious to Romanticism is because nowadays it is no longer a big movement like it was in the 1800s. While people may still support the movement, it is not as big as it used to be. I believe that Romanticism has some elements that we see everyday but their are also some elements of Romanticism that our society forbids and view people in different ways if they do them.

Romanticism is seen in today' society in a couple of ways. People that do what they love and are passionate about what they are doing are romantics. A big part of Romanticism is having strong emotions. If you are passionate about something, you are in love with it and emotionally connected to it. To be a true romantic, you do not have to show strong emotion in only poetry and literature, it can expand to anything you do whether that is your job, hobby, etc.  Having strong emotions about things helps our society in a lot of big ways. When people are passionate, they work hard to solve problems and try to do their job the best they can. This helps with solving big problems that need to be answered so that people can survive. If people are not showing strong emotions towards what they do, then bad things will happen.

A part of Romanticism that we do not see that often is people's emphasis on the individual experience. By nature, humans are social creatures and thrive when surrounded by others. When we are in groups, we tend to conform to what others believe and want to do rather than doing what they want to do. People want to hang out, spend time with other people, and build relationships with others. There are always people that love to be alone and spend time with themselves and with nature, but that is only a small percentage of society. We love to spend time with others and that is never going to change.

A big reason why Romanticism has died down a little bit has been because of all the new technology that is taking over the society. Technology has halted two big points in Romanticism in spending time with nature and using your imagination. Now that people have Iphones, video games, and social media people are becoming so obsessed with their phones and that is all they do. We as a society are spending more and more time on our phones and less time outside with nature and seeing where our imagination takes us. Romanticism still exists in today's society but it is becoming more and more irrelevant because of all the new technology that people have at their fingertips