I feel that technology is drawing people away from the sort of face-to-face conversations that were commonplace 10 years ago. Today, more people are texting, visiting on Facebook, and tweeting to friends than actually talking to them.
I visited a friend's neighborhood on a beautiful, crisp Friday afternoon, and saw no one outside. No kids riding bikes, no one walking around, no one working in their yard. Have Xbox and Wii completely taken the place of playing outside? It's not a surprise that obesity is on the rise in our society with the plethora of electronic gadgets marketed to our youth.
Over the last week, I've noticed several TVs left on as background noise in different houses. Can we really hear what we're saying to each other with advertisements bombarding our senses?
I think conversations via technology lose some of the nuances that can be communicated with face-to-face; witness the law suits that are the result of rash tweets. Taking the time to keep up with your online friends means that you have less time to talk in person to those nearby, whether they're family or neighborhood friends. I keep resisting the Facebook undertow, pulling me in, because I know that I already spend too much time on email, blogs, tweets and my family suffers as a result.
How do you find the right balance? And still keep up with Progress?
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