Many aspects of our screen-bound lives are bad for our social skills simply because we get accustomed to controlling the information that comes in, managing our relationships electronically, deleting stuff that doesn't interest us. We edit the world; we select from menus; we pick and choose; our social 'group' focuses on us and disintegrates without us. This makes it rather confusing for us when we step outdoors and discover that other people's behaviour can't be deleted with a simple one-stroke command or dragged to the trash icon. Lynne Truss
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It has been said that in the modern world we have lost the essential skills of being a human being. We have become so focused on technology and machines that we have forgotten how to interact with people in a natural way, by speaking and communicating. We have become so used to sitting at a computer or a telephone all day long that we don't know how to function without these items. But what people fail to realize is that technology has made our lives easier, not harder.

It has made it easier for us to communicate with other people, easier for us to find information, easier for us to keep track of our loved ones, and easier for us to do just about everything. Having these items around isn't wrong; it's just that we need to remember that there is more than just these technologies.

Source: Talk To The Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness Of The World Today, Or Six Good Reasons To Stay Home And Bolt The Door

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