Social media and cellphones seems to be getting an increasingly bad rap, contributing to poor mental health and social skills, especially in our younger generation.
It might be fair enough.
It’s not that the technology is inherently bad, but rather that the behaviour exhibited as a result of the technology use isn’t great. And the worst part is that, apparently, the negative behaviours have been encouraged by the developers making money off our usage.
Outrage. Or not so much.
Here’s a simplistic approach, as a counterpoint to social media,
The true social medium, is face to face interaction.
It is being present, with someone. What could be more social than literally spending time in someone’s presence?