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<blockquote data-quote="00Burdell" data-source="post: 191785" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>I'm pretty ancient (so my kids say) but I'm beginning to understand the transformation to digital communication that my kids demonstrate.</p><p></p><p>Its not my 'eye to eye' style but, in its own way, it has some merits. While it might seem that they are all on an island, they really aren't. I bet there was a flurry of texting (one :: one and group texts) going on. Chemistry/comradery/etc. are no longer functions of physical proximity. I'm old school and don't really understand how that works but after studying my kids (14 and 15), I can see it in action.</p><p></p><p>I'm beginning to understand that just because kids aren't standing next to each other doesn't mean they are socially isolated - quite the opposite - they are <em>hyper</em>-connected - but the 'tethers' aren't physical proximity - they are digital connections. I can definitely see some advantages to this over when I was their age and you could only connect to someone if they were in the same room or by calling them from the phone in the den. And even then, you could really only connect with one person at a time for the most part.</p><p></p><p>So, I've learned to ease up on the earbuds and incessant texting and not read something into it that isn't there.</p><p></p><p>But, I ain't budging on no damn phones during dinner.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="00Burdell, post: 191785, member: 5"] I'm pretty ancient (so my kids say) but I'm beginning to understand the transformation to digital communication that my kids demonstrate. Its not my 'eye to eye' style but, in its own way, it has some merits. While it might seem that they are all on an island, they really aren't. I bet there was a flurry of texting (one :: one and group texts) going on. Chemistry/comradery/etc. are no longer functions of physical proximity. I'm old school and don't really understand how that works but after studying my kids (14 and 15), I can see it in action. I'm beginning to understand that just because kids aren't standing next to each other doesn't mean they are socially isolated - quite the opposite - they are [I]hyper[/I]-connected - but the 'tethers' aren't physical proximity - they are digital connections. I can definitely see some advantages to this over when I was their age and you could only connect to someone if they were in the same room or by calling them from the phone in the den. And even then, you could really only connect with one person at a time for the most part. So, I've learned to ease up on the earbuds and incessant texting and not read something into it that isn't there. But, I ain't budging on no damn phones during dinner. [/QUOTE]
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