The media gradually return to the soundless era.
Nowadays, soundless contents are being supplied to the social media, such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, which can only be visualised by us. Internet users can receive the messages only by viewing those contents. Indeed, such an attempt is significant in the era of sound.
It is difficult for us to increase the volume levels on our Android phones or laptops in public places, as it creates problems for others. So, majority of the people use headphones while watching movies, songs and advertisements on their smartphones or laptops.

Very recently, the electronic media have made an attempt to use images or pictures as a medium of communication. Soundless or non-verbal contents are good not only for our ears, but also for the people around us. However, we can’t call the development a breakthrough, as the media were soundless (or silent) at the beginning and the use of sound came later. So, it can be said that the circle is complete. The ratio is still low, but the potential is huge.
We have to admit that the application of silence is a necessary and timely step. As people are very aware of their own rights in the modern world, a person’s contents should be in her/his own circle. For all of us, it’s better not to invade others’ spaces unnecessarily.

At the same time, we should also admit that the modern system has a drawback. Sometimes, we fail to realise that there is a world outside our view. As we have learnt how to submerge ourselves in our ‘own’ world, we have lost the connection with our surroundings. We forget the fact that it isn’t possible to live a proper social life without that connection. It’s also not possible to understand what a helpless person wants to say, if we don’t look at her/him. Of course, there is no obligation to make it possible. It’s a person’s personal preference whether to keep in touch with others.

But the question is whether we isolate ourselves by separating us from the environment (and also from the society). Sometimes, it becomes necessary to maintain silence in public places. But, if we concentrate only on silent contents, then we might lose our feelings of dislike, resentment, anger and sorrow. It is important for us to realise that a person is not a part of a smartphone or a laptop or a computer.
Only by looking at the images or silent contents, we might invite a feeling of loneliness or emptiness. Then, the loneliness will cause us to suffer and we will lose interest even in contents.

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Koushik Das (born on May 16, 1976 in Kolkata) is a career journalist. Based in the Indian capital of New Delhi, Koushik writes mainly about foreign policies and current geopolitical issues, and rarely about other topics. His own political ideas are highly influenced by Antonio Gramsci, Louis Althusser, Michel Foucault, Michael Oakeshott and others. English philosopher and political theorist Oakeshott (Dec 11, 1901-Dec 19, 1990) says that “in political activity, men sail a boundless and bottomless sea. There is neither harbour for shelter nor floor for anchorage, neither starting-place, nor appointed destination. But we have to keep afloat”. (Rationalism in Politics, 1962) As a student of Political Science, Koushik loves to share his views on issues, which have great impacts on his thought process (and also on India, South Asia and of course on the global community), with his readers through his website – Boundless Ocean of Politics. By doing so, he tries to keep himself afloat. You will find some of his articles in https://inserbia.info/today/ (https://inserbia.info/today/author/kou_das13_i/), as he has been trying to assess the global geopolitics since 2003. You can also mail him at kousdas@gmail.com View all posts by Koushik Das