missmuffet Posted September 26, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,989 Topics Per Day: 0.49 Content Count: 48,687 Content Per Day: 11.89 Reputation: 30,342 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted September 26, 2016 5 minutes ago, ayin jade said: Social interaction may seem to have ceased ... but while Im terribly shy in real life, and tend to keep pretty much to myself ... I have friends from around the world. Some of whom Im quite close to. I would not have known them without the internet. A lot of people who have issues regarding social activity do quite well on the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted September 26, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,989 Topics Per Day: 0.49 Content Count: 48,687 Content Per Day: 11.89 Reputation: 30,342 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted September 26, 2016 12 minutes ago, Yowm said: Back in the '50's Los Angeles had an area called Pershing Square (a park) where people would gather and discuss openly anything from politics to religion sort of like a modern day Mars Hill. That was stopped and in it's place...a parking lot (maybe the inspiration for the Joni Mitchell song). Fast forward to the '90's and it sadly seems that further isolation continues between people with all the 'goodies' offered by the internet. A lot of people I see walking by are way to into their face in their cell phone to care about anything or anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted September 26, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,989 Topics Per Day: 0.49 Content Count: 48,687 Content Per Day: 11.89 Reputation: 30,342 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted September 26, 2016 Just now, Yowm said: LOL, or running by chasing Pokemon Go critters. Is that what they are doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwikphilly Posted September 26, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 96 Topic Count: 304 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 18,094 Content Per Day: 4.65 Reputation: 27,773 Days Won: 327 Joined: 08/03/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted September 26, 2016 I miss my generation & all those before us,you know the ones that knew how to socialize person to person,the ones without those little rectangular appendages,,,,,,phones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted September 26, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 593 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 55,872 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,623 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted September 26, 2016 I don't think there is anything now that I I would miss... I liked the 35 cents a gallon gasoline, but not the 60 dollar a week take home pay. I have access to about three million books when we are on vacation. We still meet for coffee each morning with several people and eat out with friends on Friday nights and after church. Really there isn't much of anything I can't do now that I couldidn't so then that isn't due to age and handicaps. I would really like to ride my old bike again.... but that has nothing to do with the internet.... but if I could I would have a lot more time than I used to for the internet saves me a lot of time for many things. It would be sad not to read some of you guys and gals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwikphilly Posted September 26, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 96 Topic Count: 304 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 18,094 Content Per Day: 4.65 Reputation: 27,773 Days Won: 327 Joined: 08/03/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted September 26, 2016 ROFL,.....YES Davida,those are the ones1!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerioke Posted September 26, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 97 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,850 Content Per Day: 0.84 Reputation: 128 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/19/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/11/1911 Share Posted September 26, 2016 ignorance is bliss. The internet destroyed all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted September 26, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,989 Topics Per Day: 0.49 Content Count: 48,687 Content Per Day: 11.89 Reputation: 30,342 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted September 26, 2016 8 minutes ago, Gerioke said: ignorance is bliss. The internet destroyed all that. Well, they say that there is 70% of porno on the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisFirst Posted September 26, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 21 Topic Count: 315 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 3,491 Content Per Day: 1.27 Reputation: 2,582 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/25/2016 Status: Offline Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 26 minutes ago, Gerioke said: ignorance is bliss. The internet destroyed all that. You're onto something there!! How many times I've clicked on something only to regret reading it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisFirst Posted September 26, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 21 Topic Count: 315 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 3,491 Content Per Day: 1.27 Reputation: 2,582 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/25/2016 Status: Offline Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 7 hours ago, emdie said: Oh yes, as I grew up on a property with horses in the middle of Queensland Australia in the early 1990's, so my time back then was spent outdoors with my dog and horse, riding all over the property. Today I feel like the Net has grabbed my attention almost as if it were an entity unto itself. I don't usually leave home without my mobile phone now either, which was unheard of back then. I no longer have horses so my life changed because of that anyway, but it feels now that I had freedom back then that I wasn't even aware of, when now if people want to get ahold of me they ring my phone or find me online, so there's no where I can hide and get away from everything like I used to be able to do. Of course having the Net has its good points too, but if given the choice I think I'd like to go back to those days where taking time to be out in the bush and marveling at His beautiful Creation was my favourite pastime. Yes you are spot on there - a freedom one took for granted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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