“A large number of young people...establish forms of communication that do not increase humaneness but instead risk increasing a sense of solitude and disorientation.”

Thus Spake Pope Benny XVI

http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=21228

“A large number of young people...establish forms of communication that do not increase humaneness but instead risk increasing a sense of solitude and disorientation.”

Thus Spake Pope Benny XVI

http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=21228


He has made a good observation.  Anymore, I see more and more people out with their families, and instead of talking to each other, they are all on their blackberrys or iPhones surfing the web, tweeting, or (I suppose) posting at www.InThe00s.com  :-\\

He has made a good observation.  Anymore, I see more and more people out with their families, and instead of talking to each other, they are all on their blackberrys or iPhones surfing the web, tweeting, or (I suppose) posting at www.InThe00s.com  :-\\


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I agree with my German Shepherd on this one.
;)

Social media also makes it easier for aggressive cowards to be mean to you without "saying it to your face."

I remember a certain nasty woman I was involved with called me on my cell phone from her cell phone so she could call me a shiftless, dirty sonofawhore.  You know where she was?  She was DOWNSTAIRS!  You got something to say, sugs, come up and say it.  You know I'm not aggressive.  I don't even return fire most of the time!  She was just too chickenshirt to look me in the eye and say those wicked words!
;D

I do have one caveat.  These electronic gadgets increase the number of ways we can stay isolated in a crowd, but those who wanted to isolate themselves always found a way.  My dad used to read frikkin' Newsweek at the dinner table if he was mad at my mom or us kids, which was most of the time!

It also depends on how you use the Internet.  You can discuss issues with interesting people from around the world on fine message boards like this one, or you can play violent video games all night.

http://www.philoscifi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/make-love-not-warcraft.jpg?w=780

I agree with my German Shepherd on this one.
;)

Social media also makes it easier for aggressive cowards to be mean to you without "saying it to your face."

I remember a certain nasty woman I was involved with called me on my cell phone from her cell phone so she could call me a shiftless, dirty sonofawhore.  You know where she was?  She was DOWNSTAIRS!  You got something to say, sugs, come up and say it.  You know I'm not aggressive.  I don't even return fire most of the time!  She was just too chickenshirt to look me in the eye and say those wicked words!
;D

I do have one caveat.  These electronic gadgets increase the number of ways we can stay isolated in a crowd, but those who wanted to isolate themselves always found a way.  My dad used to read frikkin' Newsweek at the dinner table if he was mad at my mom or us kids, which was most of the time!

It also depends on how you use the Internet.  You can discuss issues with interesting people from around the world on fine message boards like this one, or you can play violent video games all night.

http://www.philoscifi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/make-love-not-warcraft.jpg?w=780


Karma for the picture of He Who Has No Life.  :D

I am not he, but he is familiar!
8)

I am not he, but he is familiar!
8)


And I don't even own a webcam!