I think This is What We Call The 21st Century

After reading an article from this months Company magazine inspiration came to me.

The article is a column by Jameela Jamil titled : "Cyber schmyber!" She discusses comically the way technology has changed communication in the world, and not in a positive way.

We get too wrapped in facebook, email, skype, twitter, apps and BBM - whatever happened to writing letters, face to face communication. You know where you have conversation and as Jameela pointed out: "I'm sick of writing LOL and LMAO. I'd much rather laugh out loud with a real person."

 I'm not for a second moaning about it because I am guilty of this. I am a facebook addict, I have recently discovered Skype and a blackberry will be heading my way shortly. I spend way too much time pointlessly scanning facebook for updates on peoples lives.

Just because their latest status reads: "Just been to the hairdressers and having a lovely afternoon off." Means that we know what's going on in their lives. Or because they have a new photo album from party they went to Saturday night, we know what they've been doing. All points Jameela made, that I totally agree with and can identify with.

What did are parents do when they were are age? They certainly didn't float around in a world run by technology and if you think about it all the other aspects of life are still there but we don't embrace them.

Even as a child I wasn't playing computer games, I played in the garden with friends and played with toys that provided hours of entertainment. What do children do these days? I dread to think.

I miss writing letters and recieving letters, I miss hearing my friends latest news first hand rather than by computer screen and miss the art of conversation.

I think this is what we call the 21st century and everyones adjusted well.