Erin Manning over at the Crunchy Con Blog has an interesting post on the allure of the latest techo-gadgets and their ultimate impact on our ability to relate communally. She concludes by observing,

We can’t acquire a sense of community with our faces intent on the pocket-sized screen in the palm of our hands. We can’t admire the unexpected beauty of a robin’s song when the pellet-shaped buds in our ears deafen us to his presence. We can’t experience even a moment of peace, when the voice on the other end of the line constantly demands our attention, our focus, our energy.

We can’t appreciate life, if all we are doing is entertaining ourselves to death.

Read the entire post here.