@Westtown Willy , I’ve noticed it enough to look into it for a few minutes here and there. Before commenting, an addded observation is people in neighborhoods drive home, park in the garage, close the garage and you never see them. Unlike previous times when people sat in front porches and had conversations with neighbors.
I think the change is due to how we socially interact. With technology we can have connection with people in ways not previously possible (e.g. text, FaceTime, Twitter, instagram, et al.) However, these interactions are not face to face and only give the illusion of genuine social relationships. The research shows that people are lonelier and more depressed.
In the end, I don’t think the desire for human contact has changed, only the medium for achieving it, but I also think the medium matters and that face to face is the only real context for satisfying the human need. Imagine a world where all relationships were only virtual.
Good observation and I’m glad you brought it up.
I think the change is due to how we socially interact. With technology we can have connection with people in ways not previously possible (e.g. text, FaceTime, Twitter, instagram, et al.) However, these interactions are not face to face and only give the illusion of genuine social relationships. The research shows that people are lonelier and more depressed.
In the end, I don’t think the desire for human contact has changed, only the medium for achieving it, but I also think the medium matters and that face to face is the only real context for satisfying the human need. Imagine a world where all relationships were only virtual.
Good observation and I’m glad you brought it up.