Comments on: Is The Internet Making Us Apathetic? http://jude8753.com/2008/09/08/is-the-internet-making-us-apathetic/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:56:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Varun http://jude8753.com/2008/09/08/is-the-internet-making-us-apathetic/#comment-771 Varun Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:25:07 +0000 http://jude8753.com/2008/09/08/is-the-internet-making-us-apathetic/#comment-771 It's not going to get any better anytime soon either.People would rather chat online sitting in the attic than go out for a walk in fresh air.Apart from depression it's causing one more dangerous trend,obesity. It’s not going to get any better anytime soon either.People would rather chat online sitting in the attic than go out for a walk in fresh air.Apart from depression it’s causing one more dangerous trend,obesity.

]]> By: Varun http://jude8753.com/2008/09/08/is-the-internet-making-us-apathetic/#comment-776 Varun Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:25:07 +0000 http://jude8753.com/2008/09/08/is-the-internet-making-us-apathetic/#comment-776 It's not going to get any better anytime soon either.People would rather chat online sitting in the attic than go out for a walk in fresh air.Apart from depression it's causing one more dangerous trend,obesity. It’s not going to get any better anytime soon either.People would rather chat online sitting in the attic than go out for a walk in fresh air.Apart from depression it’s causing one more dangerous trend,obesity.

]]> By: Bill http://jude8753.com/2008/09/08/is-the-internet-making-us-apathetic/#comment-770 Bill Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:48:55 +0000 http://jude8753.com/2008/09/08/is-the-internet-making-us-apathetic/#comment-770 Yes, it's hard to set an example for young people when, like you said, you personally like being alone. My wife and I spend a lot of time online as part of our businesses, but our 14 year old daughter needs to be out socializing with kids her age. Yes, it’s hard to set an example for young people when, like you said, you personally like being alone. My wife and I spend a lot of time online as part of our businesses, but our 14 year old daughter needs to be out socializing with kids her age.

]]> By: Bill http://jude8753.com/2008/09/08/is-the-internet-making-us-apathetic/#comment-775 Bill Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:48:55 +0000 http://jude8753.com/2008/09/08/is-the-internet-making-us-apathetic/#comment-775 Yes, it's hard to set an example for young people when, like you said, you personally like being alone. My wife and I spend a lot of time online as part of our businesses, but our 14 year old daughter needs to be out socializing with kids her age. Yes, it’s hard to set an example for young people when, like you said, you personally like being alone. My wife and I spend a lot of time online as part of our businesses, but our 14 year old daughter needs to be out socializing with kids her age.

]]> By: thefoolonthehill http://jude8753.com/2008/09/08/is-the-internet-making-us-apathetic/#comment-769 thefoolonthehill Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:33:14 +0000 http://jude8753.com/2008/09/08/is-the-internet-making-us-apathetic/#comment-769 You ended with this: "I personally like being alone, but I’m old now and I’ve had my experiences and lived a life." thefool says: I can only speak as a male. And things are different for males. But for whatever it is worth, there isn't anything amiss to like being alone, or being old, or having had a full life. The Internet is bad of one's physical health as I learned it after relapsing into Diabetes. This time round, I have made it mandatory for the number of hours and length of time at each sitting at my Computer. However, the Internet does have excellent means of making acquaintances and exchanges that was impossible before the dawn of the Internet. I do not think that it is has an dampening effect on being social as in a real life meet and mix relationship. It is really how the individual enhances modern technology in living a balanced life. You have a well written and though provoking article I must admit. Cheers! You ended with this: “I personally like being alone, but I’m old now and I’ve had my experiences and lived a life.”

thefool says: I can only speak as a male. And things are different for males. But for whatever it is worth, there isn’t anything amiss to like being alone, or being old, or having had a full life.

The Internet is bad of one’s physical health as I learned it after relapsing into Diabetes.
This time round, I have made it mandatory for the number of hours and length of time at each sitting at my Computer.

However, the Internet does have excellent means of making acquaintances and exchanges that was impossible before the dawn of the Internet.

I do not think that it is has an dampening effect on being social as in a real life meet and mix relationship. It is really how the individual enhances modern technology in living a balanced life.

You have a well written and though provoking article I must admit.

Cheers!

]]> By: thefoolonthehill http://jude8753.com/2008/09/08/is-the-internet-making-us-apathetic/#comment-774 thefoolonthehill Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:33:14 +0000 http://jude8753.com/2008/09/08/is-the-internet-making-us-apathetic/#comment-774 You ended with this: "I personally like being alone, but I’m old now and I’ve had my experiences and lived a life." thefool says: I can only speak as a male. And things are different for males. But for whatever it is worth, there isn't anything amiss to like being alone, or being old, or having had a full life. The Internet is bad of one's physical health as I learned it after relapsing into Diabetes. This time round, I have made it mandatory for the number of hours and length of time at each sitting at my Computer. However, the Internet does have excellent means of making acquaintances and exchanges that was impossible before the dawn of the Internet. I do not think that it is has an dampening effect on being social as in a real life meet and mix relationship. It is really how the individual enhances modern technology in living a balanced life. You have a well written and though provoking article I must admit. Cheers! You ended with this: “I personally like being alone, but I’m old now and I’ve had my experiences and lived a life.”

thefool says: I can only speak as a male. And things are different for males. But for whatever it is worth, there isn’t anything amiss to like being alone, or being old, or having had a full life.

The Internet is bad of one’s physical health as I learned it after relapsing into Diabetes.
This time round, I have made it mandatory for the number of hours and length of time at each sitting at my Computer.

However, the Internet does have excellent means of making acquaintances and exchanges that was impossible before the dawn of the Internet.

I do not think that it is has an dampening effect on being social as in a real life meet and mix relationship. It is really how the individual enhances modern technology in living a balanced life.

You have a well written and though provoking article I must admit.

Cheers!

]]> By: S. Hart http://jude8753.com/2008/09/08/is-the-internet-making-us-apathetic/#comment-768 S. Hart Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:17:57 +0000 http://jude8753.com/2008/09/08/is-the-internet-making-us-apathetic/#comment-768 I've observed that our youth respond very differently to these forms of technology than adults do. Whereas many adults escape from their peers into a "virtual world" on the internet, lending themselves quite readily to isolation, the young use the internet and texting as an adjunct to verbal communication with their local friends. They're just as apt to pick up their phone to text someone as they are to speak on the phone---except because of the rates for cell phones, it's cheaper for them to text each other. Likewise, they'll "multi-task"---communicating with a group of people on the internet, while texting their friends and carrying on a face-to-face talk with others. Perhaps for some, the computer allows them to retreat from the world, but for others who use social networking sites like FaceBook, MySpace, etc it's a way for them to reach out and discover others in the world. I’ve observed that our youth respond very differently to these forms of technology than adults do. Whereas many adults escape from their peers into a “virtual world” on the internet, lending themselves quite readily to isolation, the young use the internet and texting as an adjunct to verbal communication with their local friends. They’re just as apt to pick up their phone to text someone as they are to speak on the phone—except because of the rates for cell phones, it’s cheaper for them to text each other. Likewise, they’ll “multi-task”—communicating with a group of people on the internet, while texting their friends and carrying on a face-to-face talk with others. Perhaps for some, the computer allows them to retreat from the world, but for others who use social networking sites like FaceBook, MySpace, etc it’s a way for them to reach out and discover others in the world.

]]> By: S. Hart http://jude8753.com/2008/09/08/is-the-internet-making-us-apathetic/#comment-773 S. Hart Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:17:57 +0000 http://jude8753.com/2008/09/08/is-the-internet-making-us-apathetic/#comment-773 I've observed that our youth respond very differently to these forms of technology than adults do. Whereas many adults escape from their peers into a "virtual world" on the internet, lending themselves quite readily to isolation, the young use the internet and texting as an adjunct to verbal communication with their local friends. They're just as apt to pick up their phone to text someone as they are to speak on the phone---except because of the rates for cell phones, it's cheaper for them to text each other. Likewise, they'll "multi-task"---communicating with a group of people on the internet, while texting their friends and carrying on a face-to-face talk with others. Perhaps for some, the computer allows them to retreat from the world, but for others who use social networking sites like FaceBook, MySpace, etc it's a way for them to reach out and discover others in the world. I’ve observed that our youth respond very differently to these forms of technology than adults do. Whereas many adults escape from their peers into a “virtual world” on the internet, lending themselves quite readily to isolation, the young use the internet and texting as an adjunct to verbal communication with their local friends. They’re just as apt to pick up their phone to text someone as they are to speak on the phone—except because of the rates for cell phones, it’s cheaper for them to text each other. Likewise, they’ll “multi-task”—communicating with a group of people on the internet, while texting their friends and carrying on a face-to-face talk with others. Perhaps for some, the computer allows them to retreat from the world, but for others who use social networking sites like FaceBook, MySpace, etc it’s a way for them to reach out and discover others in the world.

]]> By: Patricia http://jude8753.com/2008/09/08/is-the-internet-making-us-apathetic/#comment-767 Patricia Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:33:52 +0000 http://jude8753.com/2008/09/08/is-the-internet-making-us-apathetic/#comment-767 I spend probably too much time online too, but if someone says "Let's go do something!" I drop my mouse and I'm out the door! I spend probably too much time online too, but if someone says “Let’s go do something!” I drop my mouse and I’m out the door!

]]> By: Patricia http://jude8753.com/2008/09/08/is-the-internet-making-us-apathetic/#comment-772 Patricia Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:33:52 +0000 http://jude8753.com/2008/09/08/is-the-internet-making-us-apathetic/#comment-772 I spend probably too much time online too, but if someone says "Let's go do something!" I drop my mouse and I'm out the door! I spend probably too much time online too, but if someone says “Let’s go do something!” I drop my mouse and I’m out the door!

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