Funny that you miss the point of smartphones, and most of what computers are used for. They make human interaction EASIER. Whenever you want, wherever you want. AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION.
I can pick my phone and use it to look my uncle (who's on vacation on the other side of the world) in the eyes and tell him something. I can keep up with friendships that would have dissolved over time, I can keep in contact with my grandparents at arms length instead of Ostracising them.
And i can meet people and make friendships that would have never happened otherwise. Unless this very conversation isn't "real". The Internet must not count as human infraction then, by your definition. So why are you being part of the very thing you're so against? Just by taking to me you're "forsaking proper human interaction" so technology can "rule your life" and such. By your very own beliefs, you're a massive hypocrite.
Edit: and that's all without touching a social network.
@Flipz - there can be too much of anything. Anything can be taken to an extreme and misused. That's what the borg are, abuse of power.
@Canama - I love your posts. I really do. Usually they're exactly what I'm thinking, but FUNNY
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MTM, you are one of the few people I know who consistently uses technology for intelligent, humanity-improving purposes, rather than cheap consumerist garbage. It's unfortunate but true that people who operate intelligently are in the minority, and likely will be for the forseeable future.
That said, you're kind of overreacting, and I get the sense you're not entirely responding to JUST MsRR, whether you realize that or not. PM?
MSRR, on a similar note, while I somewhat agree with some of the ideas you've presented on the subject, the memes unfortunately cheapen the message somewhat. The issues of the place of technology in society and the lack of connection among human beings are of extremely high importance, and in my view they do deserve to be treated seriously. (I also feel that they are two interrelated BUT separate issues, we've had issues with human connection long before smartphones, long before the internet, long before telephones; technology is just making that underlying issue more apparent. The symptom rather than the cause, if you will.) Also, your particular use of the term "agenda" was rather inflammatory; while I understand that it was not
entirely unprovoked, in my humble opinion that use of the word does not have a place among civilized, intelligent discussion--at least, not when it is being applied to the other participant (when used in that manner the argument almost always collapses along the lines of an instance of Godwin's Law, and in fact it's often an early warning sign that an instance of the Law may be coming). Accusations of "agenda" are one reason I dislike politics in general; it tends to indicate that one or both sides are, consciously or subconsciously, attempting to transform the other into straw man versions of the original participants, and sadly it often works.
So, we good here?
