The main change is technology. Whether it is cell phones, the internet, cell phones with Internet or computers, technology has changed the way we live.
Here's a little story for you. When my mom was in college from 1982 to 1986 she lived in a typical dorm at Mount Saint Mary's College in Los Angeles, Ca. Her dorm, along with every other dorm in the country, had one phone per floor that students' family and friends would call in on. Because residents were hardly in their rooms, other residents would answer the phone and take messages for their fellow floor mates. This meant students were often times unable to communicate with their friends of family if they were not in their dorm. Although this makes most students today cringe, I sometimes wish society would go back to this mentality.
Mount Saint Mary's College, Los Angeles, Ca.
This is where "The O.C." and "I'll Be Home For Christmas" were filmed.
Photo Courtesy: Graduate Guide
http://www.graduateguide.com/Mount-St-Marys-College.htm
Technology, especially the technology on smart phones, has become more important than friendship. Instead of going out to dinner and enjoying friends' company, it is now not uncommon to see the entire table on their cell phone. But why? Is Twitter, Facebook or that text from your acquaintance really that much more important than listening to the person across the table from you? I understand using it to pull up a LivingSocial deal, but when your cell phone becomes your source for entertainment when you have friends or family with you, it evolves into pathetic.
Now I am not saying technology is bad, but maybe next time instead of pulling out your phone while waiting in line at the diner or Stamp to tweet about how excited you are for stir fry or Chick-fil-A you look to the person next to you and engage in conversation. After all, as humans we communicate whether we want to or not, so maybe we should stop communicating on the Internet and start communicating more in person.
Consider this.
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