This just brought to reminiscence the days of 2go. People got so addicted to chatting that they could stay up awake almost all night.
As if that wasn't enough; BlackBerry came on the scene, and pinging became the order of the day. And the truth is; these social media are so addictive.
I remember a time when I was in the kitchen cooking, and I just had to do some little chat with friends while I waited for the food to get done - you wouldn't believe that I was right there in the kitchen and I didn't even know when the food started burning. I could be moved to infer that my sense organs (even my nose) were beclouded by the chat. That's the power of social mediarism.
I wouldn't really know if social media has replaced the normal face-to-face meetings and hangouts people used to enjoy before the advent of tech. But the truth is; people now spend much time behind their screens; but at which expense? - Definitely, at the expense of going out to meet people.
When we were much younger, we looked forward to hanging out with friends, but the kids of this generation would just request for your Whatsapp number and chat you up.
Nice piece Abbey. You really did an expository job on this topic. Thanks for sharing
Hey Sammi :)
This is a wonderful comment. You went through a time-line there while displaying so well how our social behaviour has evolved. Interesting that you mentioned how young people nowadays, rather chat on whatsapp.
One of the studies that I came across has found that, nowadays, teens actually prefer to socialize that way than face-to-face.
I find this quite incredible, and wonder how this all will develop from here!
Thank you for stopping by.
Much love to you dear Sammi :*