The Disconnected Society by Tom Barker for Distilled Magazine

http://distilledmagazine.com/the-disconnected-society/

This morning I stumbled across this well written article by Tom Barker from the magazine 'Distilled'. Centred upon the disconnection of our modern society due to the way in which we choose to have technology consume and overwhelm so many aspects of our lives, I feel it has many valuable messages and warnings to share. 

Read it. 

Now back to my personal reflection...

Now don't get me wrong, I have Facebook and for the most part I enjoy it on a regular basis but I hope I never become more engrossed in its virtual world than want to spend time with my friends and family face to face, in real life. With a number of my closest friends having moved overseas to live over the last few years and with having moved out of home myself, it is the most frequent and convenient way to keep in contact with them and my family at home and I am very glad I have it in this regard. Within saying this however, I would much prefer to take up the opportunity to see them all in person. 

Another form of communication I feel very much overlooked these days is the good old fashioned post and writing letters. If there is something that I love to receive and get excited about then I'd have to say its a simple old letter or postcard. They are golden. 

Ok, maybe not golden but there is a certain sentimental feel to a letter that a Facebook message just doesn't seem to hold. There is added meaning behind the handwritten words that says 'I took the time to sit down and write to you, to think about you and am interested in more than just your daily status update. 

Anyway, there is my little rant for this morning. Lunch now and then some more blogging of the last two lectures of the year I feel. Cannot believe it is the end of Semester 2 already, it literally flew by. Absolute craziness. 

Peace.x