Technology

I feel that loneliness is a problem even though we are hyper-connected. I feel that people do not get together and communicate enough in person. I feel that communication between people is not as developed as it used to be. A txt message or an email can say something completely different from what is actually supposed to be portrayed. I feel that technology is both helping and hurting the developement of communities. I feel that it is helping by keeping people together that would not be able to keep in touch otherwise. The cell phone and video chat has helped people maintain distance relationships. I feel that it destroys communities in a sense that people do not have as deep of relationships with as many people as they used to. It is easier to just have more acquaintances and do what is better for the individual than worry about their neighbors. I feel like people trusted each other more back when technology was a luxury and not a necessity. Times used to be more simple and slower. I feel that is what makes communities and relationships better. The example of people not stopping to help someone who got a flat tire on the side of the road really shows this. Communities used to be much tighter and more loyal.