More connected globally, but if you fell down the stairs and couldn't get up, how long would it be before a neighbour knocked on your door to find out where you were? I feel the same way, but as my MIL pointed out, this generation volunteers less, goes to church etc. less, spends less time in general with people than the ones before it. Before the internet, if you wanted to be connected, you had to leave your home and go meet people. You had to belong to groups within your community. Changing that has been a benefit in some ways, and a serious loss in others.
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Date: 2006-07-11 07:00 pm (UTC)