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There are people uaing technology to actually meet people. Socrates Cafe in Sydney on meetup.com, has thousands of members. People meet once a month to discuss a question. Classbunny.com Laneway. Were strated by a friend of a friend. In New York it used to be learning annex. In the last month i had dinner with twi people i met at Socrates Cafe. I also met my life partner through Socrates Cafe. I think the people on their phones may not be the same people who go out and do stuff and meet people. You also have a network of hackers anarchists and digital protestors. As witnessed by the Global March, which also had a political action plan. Facebook post also has been more informational concerning the T rump and what to do practically. I have seen the future and it will be. - Prince T rump and his methods makes me very optimistic. Hip Hop and Punk became the voice of a generation. Troy and Cynique you are pessimistic, yet you both are a beacon. You make thousands of people think. If three people are touched. They can change the world. People are never ready for change. Thats why we need visionaries explorers, investors and artist. They all show us how to take off the blinkers and see. It is the most exciting time to be on the planet. I am totally certain.

LOL I repeat what i said in my post: ..."What I see occurring all around me are examples of inevitability. Time changes and people change with it, embracing whatever makes things easier and provides instant gratification and elevates status.Currently, electronic devices isolate us from our surroundings and social media provides a stage for our alter egos. Lies are the new truth. Delusion the new reality. Xenophobia the new diversity. Society has evolved into being an enabler for self absorption..." "...as for the future, unfortunately, I am not optimistic. I wonder if humanity will just evolve into oblivion,- just program itself out of existence..." Do you 2 think things will turn themselves around in the future?

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It is just my opinion Del, but we are close in age and grew up in similar environments, so I'd imagine some of what I said might resonate with you. I live in the same neighborhood I grew up in, so it is easy for me to make a direct comparison. Despite my neighborhood being much safer now, I'm not sure the kids here are actually before off--all things considered. I think the way we are driven to use technology is a big part of the problem. The cell phone is great. However, the Instagram and Snapchat apps which is what the cell phone is actually primarily used for, by many, does enough harm to outweigh the benefits of the cell phone itself. Corporations are working feverously on wearable devices so that we can be engaged with Facebook 100% of the time. Many potential users think this is a great thing and can't wait; they will also be willing to pay a couple hundred bucks a month for the privilege.

Del, maybe the high schoolers were engaged in required reading--which is better than scrolling through Snapchat. The alienation may have been there, but I think the technology, at least the way we are programmed to use it increases the alienation by provider optimal conditions for it. Why do you need a person when you have virtual reality. I don't consider myself a dinosaur, I'm far more tech savvy than most. I just don't consume technology I use it to produce content, build community, business, etc. or at least I try to. But I'm fighting an uphill battle. When I was a kid it was hard to find an open basketball court to shoot hoops, the playgrounds were full of kids running around playing a bazillion variations of tag. it was a miracle to go to the park and find an empty swing. Today the basketball courts are empty and the playgrounds largely deserted. I can't remember the last time I saw a stickball game or even girls jumping double dutch. The swings hang idly. What are these kids doing instead? Is swapping memes on Instagram better than a game of hide-n-go seek? I dunno, but I doubt it. The exercise alone is probably worth it. I'm just glad I knew a time before people were controlled by their cell phones and grew up in an era where we played games outdoors.

You are sounding like Theodore Kazinski. Yesterday i was on the train and there were four high school kids reading the following : The Help, The wind up Bird Chronicles. I used to take the train from Jamaica to Wall Street to work in 1987. I used to carry two or three books and a walkman. A few people read the paper. Most stared into nothingness. A few people read: romance books were popular with women, Grisham was popular, occasionally commuters read something a bit heavier. I saw a guy walking and reading. I used to do this may start it up again. I have also asked commuters what they are reading and wrote it down or made reading suggestions. Troy you are just seeing the alienation that's always been there. I also had a stranger sit next to me and say can we put our phones down and talk. We did. We interact more through the technology and more deeply than we did in person. But we are dinosaurs. We remember kife before the net... catching flies. Generally you can ask a reader what's the book. Ironically readers are less introverted in that regard.

Im part of a reading challenge on NING and I thought I would share my list I will read over the next 90 days: 1. Betsey Brown / Ntozake Shange 2. The Street / Ann Petry 3. The Salt Eaters / Toni Cade Bambara 4. Brown Girl, Brownstones / Paule Maeshall 5. Blood On The Leaves/Jeff Stetson 6. Sinful / Victor McGlothin 7. Trail Of Crumbs / Kim Sunee 8. Sweeter The Juice / Shirlee Taylor Haizlip 9. Destination Romance /6 authors 10. Standing At The Scratch Line / Guy Johnson 11. Echoes Of A Distant Summer / Guy Johnson 12. Keeping the Faith / Faith Evans 13. Red Hats / Damon Wayans 14. Who Fears Death / Nnedi Okorafor 15. Buying Time / Pamela Samuels Young 16. Shadow Tag / Louise Erdrich 17. Small Island / Andrea Levy 18. The Cheating Curve / Paula T Renfroe 19. What Mother Never Told Me / Donna Hill 20. Jesus Boy / Preston L Allen 21. Diary Of A Stalker / Electa Rome Parks 22. From Cape Town with Love / Blair Underwood/ Due/Barnes 23. Big Girls Do Cry / Carl Weber 24. Be Careful What You Pray For / Kimberla Lawson Roby 25. Stepping Out On Nothing /Byron Pitts 26. Walk Like You Have Somewhere To Go / Lucille O’Neal 27. Brother West Living and Loving Out Loud / Cornel West 28. My Fathers House / E Lynn Harris 29. Island Beneath the Sea / Isabel Allende 30. A Million Blessings / Benson, Griffith, McCollors 31. 32 Candles / Ernessa T. Carter 32. Sins of the Mother / Victoria Christopher Murray 33. Duplicity / Oasis 34. Murder In The Hamptons / Danita Carter