Today's generation missed the good stuff

[drh4683]

I should have been a victim of the video game generation but thank god I wasn't. I was interested in being outside, taking things apart or building something.

I was out to dinner with a couple friends a few weeks ago and couldn't resist but to take this photo as its just so typical of what I see today. If this doesnt explain that there is a serious problem than nothing will. Here two people go out to dinner on a date and instead they ignore each other and both are texting. I see this all the time and it makes me sick. Everyone (especially my age) is so dependent on their little cell phones. That all gaze into them like nothing else in the world matters.

In my own experiences while dating, I've been interrupted numerous times as she "had to go outside and text someone really quick". Sorry, I don't go for that.

I thought the idea of a date was to be with the other person and talk to them and enjoy their company? I guess I'm not up with the times....

Technology is really hurting people, social skills are going way down. Everyone wants to email or text instead of call on the phone as this way, they can avoid the confrontation and the emotional factor if the call is for unpleasant reasons, or avoid being put on the spot if someone asks a question you dont have a good answer for. I deal with this all the time at work too. People also like to email and text as a log to cover themselves incase of a problem or something goes wrong. "I told you about that in my email on september 8th, what the hell, hurry up". Now you're automatically at fault as there is conversation proof. To sum it up, it basically goes like this: "screw you hooray for me".