Do you think today's technology...?
...is making the world too fast?
In other words, with cell phones,
GPS Systems, Laptop computers, etc...
do you think that people are just
flying through life without even
stopping to smell the flowers,
as the old saying goes?
I do! I just think it's awful
that people have a phone
attached to their ear, and
inside that telephone is a
computer with music, email,
a camera, a mapping system,
games, and who knows what else.
Do humans not want to interact
with humans anymore?
tnk...I am the only person in the free world who doesn't seem to see a cell phone as being a necessary bodily attachment. I wasn't talking about myself. I often go to the mountains or the beach or the park or people watching...I am a FIRM believer in taking time to eojoy life, not rush through it!
Public Comments
- Quite the opposite. People want to interact with other humans all the time, every day. That's why this technology is so pervasive - it brings people together conversationally who are separated by great distances. After all, when you're talking on the phone, you're not talking to a machine - you're talking to a person *through* a machine. You're interacting with them. I think the biggest difference is that people are less isolated than they've ever been. It's now possible, and many people take advantage of this, to know all the major events in all the places in the world right away and to instantaneously contact every single person you know from anywhere at any time of day. Your own life doesn't go faster if you don't let it, but the pace of cultural change has certainly accelerated tremendously. Some people like to accelerate the pace of their lives along with it. To some, it never occurs that they might not have to keep so busy, if they don't want to. For many, it's absolutely necessary to be going all the time, every day because of the high cost of living (it's high even without all the fancy technology).
- It would not have been possible for me to interact with you but for this wonderful invention of P.C. and Internet. We live in different parts of the Globe but still are able to keep in touch. The secret is to strike a balance. Whenever you feel too much of technology is interfering, take a vacation to the nearest country side (at least one week) Do not bother to carry your cell phone nor buy any newspaper. This is what I do and I really get de-stressed Try it and worth it.
- I agree with you on cell phones, but they are necessary in today's business world. You'll be glad to know I am not tethered to my cell phone...When I'm on vacation it stays turned off...I do like the convenience of having it should I go somewhere I'm not familiar with.
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