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Originally Posted by TheAngryPostman
People are way too vain and materialistic nowadays. It is quite depressing to see that we have come so far with our technology and yet we are slipping backwards in the human interaction department because of it.
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I basically agree -- my two bones of contention being people who are Text crazy and now Twitter obsessed with their cell phones.
In terms of texting, I have a friend whose story sums it up. He was sitting at home reading, when he noticed his daughter was sprawled on the couch consumed with constantly tapping away on her cell phone. Finally he asked "What are you doing?" and she said "I'm talking to Jennifer." My friend then said, "But you're just tapping away" and she replied "I'm texting her." Looking at the clock, he then pointed out "But you've been at it for ages. Why don't you just talk to her?" and his daughter said in a frustrated tone "I AM talking to her." To which my friend replied, "But you're holding a PHONE. You could have just called her and said what you wanted to say. You could be having a real conversation with her." And his daughter simply said, "I want to talk to her, but not really talk to her." And at that point, with logic completely out the window, he just gave up.
The part that left him really shaking his head? Jennifer is a girl who only lives three homes down, on their same block.
Remember when you used to not only TALK to your friends, but actually go and see them to do it in person?
Maybe I am getting too old for today's technology...
The Twitter crazies are just a step removed as far as I'm concerned. Why anyone thinks the world needs a 24/7 update on all of their daily moves or believes the world is desperately waiting to hear their most mundane thoughts is beyond me. ("Having morning coffee. BRB. Going to bathroom now!")
I saw a picture recently that cracked me. It showed two girls walking side by side -- neither one looking at the other because they were both so absorbed and focused on their cell phones -- and the copy below said:
"OMG. I was gonna engage you in a conversation, but I had to update my Twitter to tell everyone that I was walking with you and about to talk to you."