Impatience with the slow pace of life and normal conversation, we all fast forward our discussions to move on to more interesting subjects!
In the NY Times today is the article: An Ugly Toll of Technology: Impatience and Forgetfulness which includes:
- Some experts believe excessive use of the Internet, cell phones and other technologies can cause us to become more impatient, impulsive, forgetful and even more narcissistic.
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The immediacy of the Internet, the efficiency of the iPhone and the anonymity of the chat room change the core of who we are!
As one student put it “Texting and I.M.’ing my friends gives me a constant feeling of comfort,” “When I did not have those two luxuries, I felt quite alone and secluded from my life. Although I go to a school with thousands of students, the fact that I was not able to communicate with anyone via technology was almost unbearable.”