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Social Media, by Don Tassone

29/4/2022

10 Comments

 
No one knows exactly when it happened. But at some point, most people became more comfortable communicating on devices than in person.

They’d been emailing and calling for years. Now, though, texting, tweeting, posting and FaceTiming were the preferred modes of communication.

They were efficient, but something was lost. People forgot the feel of shaking hands and embracing. They walked along wooded trails on cell phones, detached from the quiet beauty around them. They no longer saw the unique expression of a face or heard the true tone of a voice.

People were no longer social, but their media were.

10 Comments
Peggy Gerber
29/4/2022 02:23:36 pm

I think about this all the time. When I see parents videotaping their kid’s birthday party instead of participating in it, I wonder how much they will regret it.

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Pamela Kennedy
29/4/2022 02:35:49 pm

Sad that this is happening....a hug, a kiss, a friendly family conversation seem to be disappearing before our eyes...so well done, Don.


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Libby Belle link
29/4/2022 02:47:46 pm

It's so true. I barely missed hitting a couple crossing over the entrance to a restaurant, both on the cell phone not interested in whether a car was about to mow them down or not. Shook up, I pulled over and watched them casually walk away completely unaware of the world around them. I cried, and I wasn't sure why. For them, for me? It's enough to be responsible for yourself and your own family, but now I have to be responsible for the zombies that walk amongst us. Thank you for the reminder, Don. Put your dad-gum phones away, people!

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Kathy K.
29/4/2022 05:26:42 pm

I love the last line. Oh, the irony! I can identify with Libby. A kid on a skateboard looking at her phone was headed straight for the front of our car. I yelled at my husband and he quickly moved over and hit a mailbox. I think he actually expected she would move out of the way of the car, but she was oblivious. No clue.

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Dee Lorraine
29/4/2022 09:05:09 pm

That last line is a perfect description of what has happened. Thanks, Don.

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Jim Bartlett link
30/4/2022 02:54:03 am

The last two years of separation and with the taboos on hugs and handshakes have only exacerbated this behavior. Even at work, "meetings" which formerly were held face to face in a room, became Zoom. Or doom, take your pick.
Nicely done, Don
Jim

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Sue Clayton
30/4/2022 04:38:30 am

So true, Don and I agree with all the other comments, but on the bright side of media, if it wasn't for Zoom I wouldn't get to see my beloved family in the UK.

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Don Tassone link
30/4/2022 12:44:59 pm

Thank you all for your thoughtful comments.

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Alyce
5/5/2022 06:15:02 am

So true. Outstanding job.

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Don Tassone link
5/5/2022 12:16:33 pm

Thank you, Alyce.

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