We live in a society where it is very rare that our phones can't keep us connected to the rest of the world. At our fingertips is not just a way to reach out and talk to someone, to hear their voice to be reassured that all is well, but rather a world of information awaiting the twitch of our finger. We use our phones to find out information to correct our peers, family or even {gasp} the teacher. We consume information at speeds so quickly that it is second nature to grab our phones in order to access all that is out in the internet ether. There was a time though when our phones used to connect us to each other.
However, the phones of 2012 aren't just devices that ease parents' fears; they are devices that can connect us to the other side of the planet allowing contact within in seconds without actually affixing the users together. At what point do we just put those devices away and relate to each other? Is it okay to have your phone out on a date? At a dance? At a funeral? When is too much too much? This week's article discusses when we should Turn Off the Phone (and the Tension). I know that I too am guilty of reaching for my phone when a conversation is just as easily had. Are we becoming a society where we only want to be social as long as it is not face to face?
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