The alarm went off in a harsh crescendo. Bleary eyed, having slept sourly at night, my left hand hammered the alarm shut, even as my right hand grabbed the smart phone. As the screen flickered to life, three buddies, my life-long iconic companions, stared at me. Did I say iconic? No, not the iconic person whom you idolize; actually, there were three icons on the screen- Facebook: 53 unread notifications (Oh yeah, I uploaded my best selfie last night! People ‘like’ me so much!) Whatsapp: 151 unread messages (as if something earth shattering had been revealed!) Gmail: 52 unread mails