July - 2021CONSTRUCTIONTECHREVIEW.COM19The year 2020 would be remembered as the year that the whole world came to a complete stop; the news of a new virus spreading across the globe and becoming a pandemic threat to humanity spread fear among those watching the news.Before this event, we have not fully experienced the possibility of working virtually, much less have our kids attend school through a virtual class. A virus is known as an agent that lives inside an organism and makes copies of itself. When we think about how that mirrors our life, it becomes interesting; with the use of the internet, we have made copies of ourselves, allowing us to be in multiple places without leaving the comfort of our home.Over the last decade, people have been changing how they look online,finding new ways of expressing themselves in an unlimited manner, much like a highway with no boundaries, speed limits, or traffic control. This new way of living is becoming somehow unsustainable, and several symptoms have appeared indicating our society is suffering from the Information we are generating. One of the first effects on our behavior during the pandemic was that we were unstable at times, turning against each other,struggling to communicate, and to contain the spread with started denying access for travelers, closing borders,very similar to how electronic corruptive files act. Countries were affected in so many ways that some began to collapse, similar to a computer hard drive.We have experienced active shooters for several years, and as a result, society has been divided into what the root cause might be. Some attributed this to gun control laws, some to the government, and some to a hardship childhood. Why does it seem that the more science and technology advances, we experience more cases of mental illness? Would it be the Information we are consuming that causes people to find themselves lost?We all know that our safety relies on communication; regardless of the type of industry we are in, communication is key to accomplishing better outcomes and adapt to any challenging situation that we might encounter in our daily lives or line of business. Since our everyday life has become more of virtual life,it's safe to say we are now officially in a vulnerable world. The average person does not fully comprehend the risks involved with using technology, much less what effects it would have in the long run on its health.CXO INSIGHTSTHE VIRUS THAT MADE US VIRTUALBY JORGE VAZQUEZ, SAFETY DIRECTOR, MAREKJorge Vazquez
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