I do a lot of things with the browse of a website and the stroke of a key, that would previousely have required me to leave the house and interact with another human. I order my groceries, buy all sorts of goods, arrange finances and services and whilst I don't, some folk generate an income from within the confines of their own home.
With the need to leave our homes reducing, does that lead to a reduction in social skills? Sure we can communicate faster and with more options than before, but most of that is done remotely, we don't see the body language, the facial expression, the tone in a voice, emotions that we rely on to understand a meaning, some of that'll change with improved video calling etc, but is it the same?
Is there already a reduction in our ability to interact as the need diminishes. Is there a danger that a reduction in social skills, if there is one, will increase and accelerate leading us to retreat further into our hi tech caves, thereby exasperating things further, or do we still have, and will have in X amount of years time, enough interaction to more or less chug on as we do now?
I like not needing to talk, being anti social an' all.
Since Sunday afternoon I have not been outside. Yet, I have been productive, I have done about 10 hours work, and am working today. I have been doing my OU courses via online forums, and I have ordered some shoppping.
I don't even need to go out to exercise as I have a Wii Fit!
Seriously, if I could not work at home some days I would have to call in sick. As it is, with the wonders of t'internet and remote access I don't have to be unproductive and ring in sick, and I actually get more work done! So there is an upside to being anti social!
and there is always an advantage in being able to work from the bathtub as I'm doing right now..lol
but I do feel the need for confrontation and debate..be it online or in person..and sometimes online just doesn't cut it
Did someone say tea and buiscuits
woohoo count me in
Been busy making my escape fom the institute for the terminally bewildered by the way mr j :shock:
I do get to talk to people on occasions, and mostly its quite an enjoyable thing to do, or it might just be a humdrum feel you out kind of chat. However far to often it's just so people can let loose some kind of complaint. That I don't enjoy much.
Although folk in the north are a lot more friendly a lot sooner, Londoners take some time to cultivate. With often several attempts to restart associations needed.
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