RE: People didn't used to need constant attention to feel appreciated like they do now

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I understand you perfectly, man. And I can say that I lived the same. I don't know how old you are but I am 35 and I lived this phase of life free of cell phones and social networks, where childhood was real and physical. And it is not a matter of fact about having technology involved or not (I had my Super Nintendo and spent hours playing with my friends), but of this connectivity and the fugacity of the connections, of the relationships. This is what really bothers me the most, at the same time that people are constantly eager to expose themselves to be seen and noticed, they don't create bonds (very, very rare to create from scratch based on internet). I wonder if the age I am in is the factor that makes it so difficult to make friendships, to meet real people, to experience the world itself with others, or if it is a general problem that plagues our society. But I think it is the second option, because I see many complaining about it, many commenting about it, it is as if we were stuck in this subtle dimensional plot that blinds us from the real world, everyone is here side by side but we no longer know how to live a long day (who can say weeks) without the cell phone in hand, the anxiety of the device having to be seen all the time... It is practically a game when you go to a restaurant or a cafeteria or any place and see how many people at the tables are talking to each other and how many have their cell phones in their hands...



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I'm 30, so we grew up around the same time. Technology is great in a lot of ways, but it has certainly disrupted meaningful connections with other human beings.

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