Dean's Blog

Does anyone else get the feeling that with all the technology upon us, we as a society are becoming too impersonal? Instead of using the phone, we write an email. Instead of publishing a book, we publish a web site. Instead of going out and meeting people, we find people through websites based on pre-answered questions and pictures. Instead of having a face-to-face conversation, we post blogs. With website like myspace.com and facebook.com, we have started this transition to keeping in touch with others very easy. But nothing beats going out and making memories with the people that make you happy. Don't think that I'm trying to say that we aren't better off because of these things; all these things can be a great thing. But just like most things in the world, it can only work if it is done in moderation. When we become too dependant on a machine, we lose a piece of ourselves into it. Go out with your friends, call you grandmother, have a unique idea. Just don't forget there is this huge landmass with billions of lives with billions of stories that are just waiting to be experienced.