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 Whenever I take brief jaunts anywhere for the weekend, I tend to leave my computer at home. I figure I can live a few days without the internet, email, feeds and the like. I did just that this past weekend, and you know what? It was refreshing not having to check things every 2 seconds. It was just me and my phone-- I sent a few texts here and there, made a phone call and that was the extent of my technology use. It felt good to step away from all of that. Meanwhile, my friend was glued to her iPhone. Almost every time I turned to say something, she was staring at it or tapping away. It kind of hindered conversation, but there's nothing wrong with that, and I have nothing against it-- I actually found it really amusing. (It's an iPhone, guys. Endless entertainment and endless everything known to man. I guess I should feel kind of insulted that a machine was more entertaining than a friend, but I'm really not.) I don't know if she noticed the things I noticed or enjoyed the tiny instances I enjoyed. And it made me wonder if being too connected is a bad thing. I mean, human interaction is a beautiful thing. Communication is an essential part of our lives because no matter how much we want to be alone sometimes, we're never truly secluded. (That's a good thing. Imagine living in solitary confinement forever. It would and does drive anyone crazy!) Anyway, I pondered that on my way back into the city. No TrackBacksTrackBack URL: http://www.toastier.org/cgi-bin/mt/mt-tb.cgi/362 |
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It's weird, but the only time I'm glued to my phone is when I'm on vacation, and that's because in my normal life, I'm rarely more than a step away from my computer. I try not to let it distract me from real people, though.
Mm. Connection is good, but we need some alone time sometimes.