Chapter 7. “The Digital Tsunami – Reflecting Thoughts” Temporality is an interesting topic to discuss in addition to frames and social performance. How do my informants experience this double-sided temporality, the tempo-shifts surrounding everyday life? In 2014 they all of a sudden got access to a new world, and many could feel left out, or somewhat “lacking”. Alternatively, as Win described it earlier, that the entire country is lagging, it is not up to date, it does not function properly. In the Wire article, a journalist described the experience after re-entering the society in 2013 after some time in prison as being hit by a “digital tsunami”. (McLaughlin, 2018) This tsunami can be detected in many different aspects of the day-to-day life, and the tsunami is not always seen in just the more significant happenings, like internet access. I was sitting on a rooftop-bar together with Thaung; we were at a jazz concert. It was a beautiful night, and we had just experienced an astonishing flamingly red and orange sunset. We enjoyed the music, and the extraordinarily view of the now brightly lighted Shwe Dagon Pagoda. Ordering our drinks, we discovered that the menus were something none of us had seen before. They felt quite heavy and had a double binding. When opened up, they had a dim lightning frame that lit up so that it was easier to read. We also discovered that they were charged with a USB-input, and both of us were quite fascinated by this high-tech-menus. This led us into a conversation of the new technologies Thaung had experienced the last five years, from just one analog phone to the smartphone lying next to him on the table. “With the country opening up, people are becoming more greedy,” he said confidently. “How come?” was my natural response, curious about the background of this statement. Thaung explained it further telling me how everywhere else in the world were developing so fast; they could not keep up. “Before MPT was king, now Ooredoo and Telenor made it [sim-cards] inferior.” The competitive markets, he said, made everything more easily accessible, which makes people greedier. Thaung´s statement is interesting because it highlights how he experiences sudden changes, the tempo-shift that allow for quick changes. Thomas Hylland Eriksen has worked with a project focusing on “overheating,” addressing the accelerated development and globalization. How the world gets smaller. He writes that: 88