Tweet Less, Kiss More

Techno Tyranny Bob Herbert explains in his article Tweet Less, Kiss More (published July 16th, 2010) how applied science has grown so much throughout the years and how we have made to a greater extent than time for our gadgets than for people intimately to us. Instead of being with our families and comrades we send them a quick email or text message when we should be cherishing moments together. We ar so warped in our own lives and blinded by technology that we are lose out on the real world and wasting precious time we coffin nailnot get back.These days we cigarett seem to confine ourselves away from a estimator for less than a day or drive to and from the grocery store without sending a text or calling a friend while on the road. Were tweeting our private lives on the internet but wont take time to be with our families. Cell phones have only been introduced to humans recently and weve survived without them for decades, so why cant we manage to walk out the door without t hem today?The advances in technology over the former(prenominal) few years are incredible, and all very convenient, but as Herbert described it, The blessed wonders of technology are overwhelming us. We dont control them they control us. These different means of communication are beginning to tear relationships and friendships apart. More and more people are revealing their personal feelings behind computer screens and finding themselves unable to do so face-to-face. More and more romances are started and ended through texting. impose rooms are being created for meeting others and starting long distance relationships.Children and adults are struggling more with public speaking and are experiencing anxiety due to relying on keyboards instead of verbal communication. With humans relying more and more on technology, we are wasting valuable time communicating through electronics and affecting our relationships with others by trying to sustain them through texting or instant messaging . Its time for humans to put their stall phones away, close their laptop screens and Tweet Less, Kiss More. Submitted by Olivia Gowan Date July 28th, 2010