You asked for it with the inanity of this question. Of course we have some loonies and losers who are out of touch with reality. But middle-aged socialists are just as out of touch with reality, and so is anyone who seriously believes Santorum or Gingrich will touch the debt problem as President, much less beat Obama. And they don't get much support from "The C Generation".
Admittedly, there are many more distractions than when I was a child and a lot less free space to roam around in, but this assumes every parent allows their kids to do it. It's more work than it used to be, but well worth the effort.
With so much E-Connectivity .. with the Gaming and push buttons .. with the Texting and other oddities .. (including the reliance of whiz-bang CGI .. and not on real dialogue, story lines, plots .. of developing talent or characters .. it is far more /flat/ .. than any thing before .. )
I can state easily ..
That they spend FAR LESS TIME COMMUNICATING .. than any generation before this time .. (it is not face-to-face .. actual talking through things .. it is bytes .. bits .. little snippets that are not going to do any thing that keeps people in the REAL WORLD .. respectfully talking and interacting with each other .. )
I've seen things go from typewriters .. to dumb terminals .. from punch cards to wiki user-generated content too. From writing letters .. to computers and programs .. so impersonal .. etiquette becomes lost .. to form times that are far more rude ..
I'd rather see .. real interactions, caring and kindness at every turn. Going out to the light and enjoying the outdoors, playing .. getting dirty too. With everything now so .. complicated .. I can see the need to have good scheduling ..
(and I can definitely state that my own vision impairment now .. I do enjoy the benefits of tech improvements .. )...
With so much E-Connectivity .. with the Gaming and push buttons .. with the Texting and other oddities .. (including the reliance of whiz-bang CGI .. and not on real dialogue, story lines, plots .. of developing talent or characters .. it is far more /flat/ .. than any thing before .. )
I can state easily ..
That they spend FAR LESS TIME COMMUNICATING .. than any generation before this time .. (it is not face-to-face .. actual talking through things .. it is bytes .. bits .. little snippets that are not going to do any thing that keeps people in the REAL WORLD .. respectfully talking and interacting with each other .. )
I've seen things go from typewriters .. to dumb terminals .. from punch cards to wiki user-generated content too. From writing letters .. to computers and programs .. so impersonal .. etiquette becomes lost .. to form times that are far more rude ..
I'd rather see .. real interactions, caring and kindness at every turn. Going out to the light and enjoying the outdoors, playing .. getting dirty too. With everything now so .. complicated .. I can see the need to have good scheduling ..
(and I can definitely state that my own vision impairment now .. I do enjoy the benefits of tech improvements .. ) ..
But you can NOT Raise a childhood via pushing buttons, you can't teach them how to be caring adults by texting that info along (how will they learn respect if you can't show them respect in person via your actions?). NO push button will change a diaper .. feed a baby .. burp the child .. nor will it care for your elder either ..
Enjoy the tech .. but also live in the REAL WORLD and get outside too.
You asked for it with the inanity of this question. Of course we have some loonies and losers who are out of touch with reality. But middle-aged socialists are just as out of touch with reality, and so is anyone who seriously believes Santorum or Gingrich will touch the debt problem as President, much less beat Obama. And they don't get much support from "The C Generation".
http://www.sodahead.com/unite...
A Romney-Paul pairing would also be our nation's only real hope of overcoming the debt problem. Romney is the ONLY presidential candidate with actual "hands-on" business experience at turning around failing companies. So he'd be the best candidate to turn around our failing economy. See:
http://www.sodahead.com/unite...
Still, he has unreconcilable positions, I can't bring myself to vote for him.
Am I the only one that sees the irony of this being posted on the internet?
People used to read books for entertainment, now they play video games. Its the evolution of the entertainment industry. People that complain about it come across as crochety old men that can't except change.