India, June 19 -- Filtered photos, emoji-zed emotions, and forwarded feelings-where exactly am I in this digital existence?

Living in an age of hyper-information, fast consumption, and instant gratification, we have drowned ourselves in a glut where truth remains elusive. In the sheer velocity of volume, the veracity of what we consume gets entirely diluted. Reasoning and reflection have been replaced by quick reactions, shallow opinions, and echo chambers of agreement. We skim, scroll, and click impetuously, forfeiting our ability to doubt and question. Inundated with an incessant flow of breaking news, notifications, and messages, we constantly look to others-friends, influencers, or authorities-for signals on what to think or believe....