yep, no more friends and neighbors…we’ve become a society of individuals that don’t want to interact with anyone else, face-to-face. when you walk down the street, nobody even makes eye contact anymore. such a sad existance….
And they don’t know how to handle boredom.When we take car trips, I wouldn’t allow DVD players etc in the car. I explained to my son, “You need to have quit time, need to know how to handle boredom.”.
It’s a matter of degree, isn’t it? Technology provides wonderful convenience and opportunity, but we shouldn’t let it distract or divorce us from the wide world.
It often amazes me how so many people seem unwilling or unable to disconnect, even for a little while. Much as I love the Internet, sometimes it’s a relief to take a break from it; whenever I go out to run errands or just to walk, I have no need to be plugged in — at least, not electronically.
larrylunts about 11 years ago
Because he’s not “plugged in?”
Varnes about 11 years ago
To me, the word text is still only a noun……
timzsixty9 about 11 years ago
yep, no more friends and neighbors…we’ve become a society of individuals that don’t want to interact with anyone else, face-to-face. when you walk down the street, nobody even makes eye contact anymore. such a sad existance….
JoeStoppinghem Premium Member about 11 years ago
And they don’t know how to handle boredom.When we take car trips, I wouldn’t allow DVD players etc in the car. I explained to my son, “You need to have quit time, need to know how to handle boredom.”.
CPOChuckG about 11 years ago
Consider the irony of today’s A&J and all of these comments being read “online…” (brain exploding fingers on the sides my head)
axe-grinder about 11 years ago
It’s a matter of degree, isn’t it? Technology provides wonderful convenience and opportunity, but we shouldn’t let it distract or divorce us from the wide world.
morningglory73 Premium Member about 11 years ago
We can reach out and touch the whole world all by ourself all alone. Ironic?
GR6 about 11 years ago
Not, I hope, because the world ran off and left him.
Dampwaffle about 11 years ago
I quit carrying my iPod everywhere after I discovered it is really the most anti-social device ever invented…
sbchamp about 11 years ago
I feel like Klaatu…
finale about 11 years ago
What d’ja all say?
ScullyUFO about 11 years ago
As Marshall McLuhan predicted.
ChessPirate about 11 years ago
To which Marx could have replied:“Practice what you preach, cocaine-head.”
TheBigPickle about 11 years ago
Einstein (reportedly) said: “I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.”
DDrazen about 11 years ago
I still want a Bluetooth attachment even if it doesn’t work; that way I can talk out loud to myself and people will think I’m on the phone.
jimyoungreporter about 11 years ago
Jimmy Buffett has a great song this reminded me of called "Everybody’s On the Phone! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWUfQZ3F_1g
Troy about 11 years ago
I know the feeling.
QuietStorm27 about 11 years ago
For me, this makes it less awkward wondering if I should say hi to people or just stay quiet.
1Username about 11 years ago
It’s not boredom if you let your mind wander.
Doctor_McCoy about 11 years ago
Cursive isn’t taught anymore. Does anyone print? Or…just punch keys.
gocomicsmember about 11 years ago
The 4th panel punchline (“my own BIG world”) is very cleverly done.
littleannoyingdog about 11 years ago
Joe Walsh’s new song Analog Man fits this perfect. I’m the same way.
PettyMower about 11 years ago
Arlo, next time you see the Hottie in Frame 2….give her my number. Thanks!
The Rolling Cat about 11 years ago
It often amazes me how so many people seem unwilling or unable to disconnect, even for a little while. Much as I love the Internet, sometimes it’s a relief to take a break from it; whenever I go out to run errands or just to walk, I have no need to be plugged in — at least, not electronically.