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A couple minutes ago, i was listening to Fox's Bill O'Reilly (8/4/2014), who says that Americans are addicted to the internet and social media and are not informed on the issues of the day. Do you think O'Reilly is right, or is he a "old complainer"?
A couple minutes ago, i was listening to Fox's Bill O'Reilly (8/4/2014), who says that Americans are addicted to the internet and social media and are not informed on the issues of the day. Do you think O'Reilly is right, or is he a "old complainer"?
That is funny because at the end of his show he will tell his viewers to go to O'Reilly@foxnews.com if they wish to opine...
Young Americans are becoming narcissists thanks to social media. I mean why take "selfies" continuously? Who cares when you tweet you are at Starbucks? People are in love with themselves and this attitude is not attractive.
Ive always been a fan of technology. However, my views have been changing a little lately. A large portion of society is obsessed with it. Many people cant seem to go anywhere or do anything without their head down doing something with their smart phones, constantly. Seeing people walk the side walks and stores with their heads down, texting, tweeting, facebooking, etc....occasionally glancing up to casually watch where they're going.
Perhaps it isnt the tech, but the people. While true, the people will never change though. And I see it getting worse.
We went to dinner the other night at a very nice restaurant. Next to our table was a young couple in their late 20s having dinner. They barely said a word to each other, looking at their phone and texting the entire hour while stuffing sushi in their mouth. This wasn't the first time I had seen this behavior from young couples. The art of conversation and desire for human attachment is waning due to this technology.
We went to dinner the other night at a very nice restaurant. Next to our table was a young couple in their late 20s having dinner. They barely said a word to each other, looking at their phone and texting the entire hour while stuffing sushi in their mouth. This wasn't the first time I had seen this behavior from young couples. The art of conversation and desire for human attachment is waning due to this technology.
I've never seen so many people with their nose buried in their smart phones; in elevators, walking along the streets of Manhattan, in restaurants - you name it.
When you can't drive without feeling the need to be on a device - you are addicted.
You are putting your life at risk to surf tweets? That's stuff for the looney bin.
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how are we as a country not addicted to the internet.
