I think a lot of people today are detached from the fact that they are dealing with real people. All they see is profiles and pictures so it doesn't occour to them that at the other end is a real person with feelings and thoughts.
I guarantee that if they met the same person in the street they wouldn't dream of taking the same approach because they would know it's not right. I don't really bother with any of those apps as i don't have the interest in texting random people i will probably never meet. Instead i actually go outside and go to pubs with my friends and meet real people. When i do i find it so sad to see how many people are more interested in their phone rather than enjoying whats right there in front of them.
Virtual world has taken over real life. And agreed, people wouldn't say half the things they do online, if they were to face the same person in real. It's an observation in general that people are less involved in enjoying the present themselves but are rather interested in sharing it with the others who have got nothing to do with their personal lives other than give a few likes and comments.
But social presence has become a status symbol and unless we as people realise nothing beats the charm of real life and being in the moment, things will remain as they are. I myself encourage a no-phone clause when in groups or hanging out with a person.
I'm not old but i am old school. At least where i grew up in the countryside it was all about the people. Maybe that's why i don't have the same addiction to the phone as a lot of the people i now live with in the city. At home you knew everybody and everybody liked to have a chat.
If you went to the shop you would meet ten people. The local team was always the focal point of the town so we all went to the games.
Everything was really geared towards people and the community so i guess even when i left that was still my mentality. If it wasn't for steemit i would have very little online interaction at all. It's about the only social site that i use.
I know that in today's world your social presence is your status but im fairly sure that it's not a good thing for the next generation. Time will tell but a whole age of people being raised on what is on their screen can't be a good thing.
It's good that you aren't addicted to the mobile phone. People today barely speak to each other and re constantly on their phone. That bugs me. Not talking to new people, not having a conversation, are not signs of socialising. As much as social media is a social platform, all it's doing is isolating people.
People will eventually come to the realisation that Life > Likes. Then, everything will be normal. I hope the future generation is saner. I barely see kids today play outside. Everybody is on their ipads and iphones. It's scary. Thank god I had a normal childhood.
That's why i always enjoy talking to tourists over here. They always seem surprised by how friendly the people are and the willingness to talk to strangers.
Meeting different people on a night out is always entertaining. They are full of new stories and perspectives. Having your old friends is great but you will run out of things to talk about unless you add a few new people to the mix.
True that. Where do you live?
I'm from ireland. Grow up on the west coast in a small town.
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I'd love to explore your country. Such beautiful things I've heard about it!