"In our relentless pursuit of "connecting", we miss out on each other". This was the conclusion Throne Beason of the Seattle Times came up while examining our "connected" behavior. It seems like the more we try to connect (via e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and other tools), the more we miss the real people around us.
It turns out that the average Internet user spends 13 hours online each week. Yes - 13. And that doesn't even include e-mailing!! In total, the average American consumes 34 gigabytes of information, and hears or sees 100,000 words each day. Because of this information overload, our attention span is much lower than it used to be.
Technology is to blame not only for the bombardment of information and lack of person-to-person interaction. It is also responsible for addictive behavior. And yes, there are rehab centers for gaming and computer addicts. And even a service that puts you back in touch with your neighbors: Suicide Machine , a service that deletes all the social media accounts for you.
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