How can we be isolated in one of the most populated nations in the world? Honestly, I think that Americans have always been isolated but technology is adding onto that isolation. With the introduction of social networks, cyber gaming, and texting there has been a large decrease in the amount of time people interact with each other in person. Why do you need to meet up with a friend to catch up when you already know what they had for breakfast this morning and that they have dated 3 guys in the last 2 months? What else is there to talk about? I feel that Americans are fond of social networking and similar technology because we are soooo busy that the only time we have to actually meet with people is though the computer when we are doing other work at the same time. We are a nation of multi-taskers and it is getting to the rediculous when people are messaging each other from across the table. We should all fear what is going to happen to the children that are growing up in this cyber age. I have a little sister who is 8 years younger than me who is inside watching TV more often than she is outside exploring and 8 years earlier you couldn't keep me inside. Technology now rules our lives and we need to find a healthy balance or sometime in the near future their might not be any social interaction, the movie "Wale" comes to mind.
My brother is the same way he is inside playing video games 75% of the time and the other 25% he spends doing homework in order to play video games.
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