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i dislike normalized violence/stereotypes
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Lately what i have come to dislike about society is our ability to talk to one another without using our phones even when we are suppose to be having an engaging conversation or how easily we pick up our phones to distract ourselves when their are people we know and easily have a conversation with through social media but seem to lack the words so to speak when it comes to being face to face. It makes me miss the days of being a kid (i'm not even 30 yet)!
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Misslav20 wrote:Lately what i have come to dislike about society is our ability to talk to one another without using our phones even when we are suppose to be having an engaging conversation or how easily we pick up our phones to distract ourselves when their are people we know and easily have a conversation with through social media but seem to lack the words so to speak when it comes to being face to face. It makes me miss the days of being a kid (i'm not even 30 yet)!
So it sounds like it is a disconnect from our humanity in a way as we put technological barriers between us and others. We seem to be forgetting, at times, how to actually interact on a personal, face to face level or even in a live voice to voice conversation. We appear to all too often use a multitude of barriers that keep us deliberately separated from others for some reason or other. It seems we lack the trust to show our true selves to people and would rather stay in our protective bubble that all our technology is allowing us to have. If this is the case, then true friendship may disappear one day as our society produces more individuals who are close in proximity to each other, but oblivious to those same people in every other way.
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rssllue wrote:
Misslav20 wrote:Lately what i have come to dislike about society is our ability to talk to one another without using our phones even when we are suppose to be having an engaging conversation or how easily we pick up our phones to distract ourselves when their are people we know and easily have a conversation with through social media but seem to lack the words so to speak when it comes to being face to face. It makes me miss the days of being a kid (i'm not even 30 yet)!
So it sounds like it is a disconnect from our humanity in a way as we put technological barriers between us and others. We seem to be forgetting, at times, how to actually interact on a personal, face to face level or even in a live voice to voice conversation. We appear to all too often use a multitude of barriers that keep us deliberately separated from others for some reason or other. It seems we lack the trust to show our true selves to people and would rather stay in our protective bubble that all our technology is allowing us to have. If this is the case, then true friendship may disappear one day as our society produces more individuals who are close in proximity to each other, but oblivious to those same people in every other way.
I'm only twenty and this annoys me too. People ought to speak to each other without relying on a refresh button. These days a person prizes their phone more than friendship or intellect and it's really quite saddening. It's not a fear of technology or progress as some people suggest, it's just a genuine concern about the way people communicate with each other. Talking online is fine ... but we shouldn't forget that we have mouths as well as fingers. It seems the only the time the former is used is when people want to stuff their faces or get drunk. Or, of course, to insult other people :(
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ryanj1 wrote:
I'm only twenty and this annoys me too. People ought to speak to each other without relying on a refresh button. These days a person prizes their phone more than friendship or intellect and it's really quite saddening. It's not a fear of technology or progress as some people suggest, it's just a genuine concern about the way people communicate with each other. Talking online is fine ... but we shouldn't forget that we have mouths as well as fingers. It seems the only the time the former is used is when people want to stuff their faces or get drunk. Or, of course, to insult other people :(
All I can say to that is, Amen, brother!
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I agree. To me its kind of tacky to go in a store or some other public place and see half or more of the people with a cell phone stuck in their ear.
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I am not sure that even half of the people out there even understand what eye contact is anymore! It is a sad state to say the least.
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Thats for sure. Here in Mexico its different. People are more friendly and open. Even complete strangers acknowledge each other while passing each other.
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Wow. Like it used to be back here in the states when I was a kid! That's very cool! I am glad you still get that there. :)
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The only place I have gotten such acknowledgement is in the south. Imagine people smiling at you and waving at you when they don't know you. Honestly it bothered me at first but I got use to it during my brief stay there!
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I still get the silent nod every once in awhile from other guys, but not much more, sadly.
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My likes and dislikes on society: The root word for society is social, to socialize, commute with others. I believe people need people and without the contact of socializing it decreases growth. Todays society is a lot different than it was in my parents and grandparents days. I learned as a child it is respectful to give eye contact when talking to someone or being talked to. I feel we have lost that a lot with FB, cell phones, text, emails, etc. A man told me the other day that he came into a restaurant & became quiet. He had seen a group of people in a booth with their heads down & thought they were praying, but at a closer glanced realized they all were on their cell phones texting. And with instant video games, T.V.'s we just don't in this todays world, like my grandpa used to say.... take the time & chew the fat. My mom said that her entertainment was her & her siblings would sit out on the front porch & listen to my grandpa tell stories or read a story to them. so I guessed that would be my dislike of today & my like of yesterdays society. To flip the coin... I love that we are open on our feelings, not so much as to go on the Jerry Springer show or Dr. Phil and tell all. But that we can talk to our children the fears of sex & what to expect. It seems like we today know more what to expect or have more knowledge than generations before us. And I think that is due from talking more open to each other & the sources we have available to us, internet, magazines, books, etc.. It increases our knowledge on our health, finances, etc.
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Low information voters....

Here in N.C. greeting strangers in the street, is still a very common occurrence...
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I like that most people, given a choice, are basically decent.
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Like: the attitude that we can do anything, and that we're passing it on to our children.

Dislike: the blind acceptance of anything and anybody without any knowledge of the facts. I agree with equality for all, but some things just aren't beneficial.
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