Comment by switchbak

I'm haven't been in the young adult category for a few years now :)

What you describe fills me with really bad feelings. I truly feel bad for all that the younger generations are missing, and what we're losing as a species.

I'm still holding out hope that we'll see a bit of a social antibody reaction to the corporate takeover of the social sphere. I see some hope amongst younger folks, but it's pretty dire, and your descriptions make me less hopeful.

Tech is fun to play with, sure, but if the cost is that we lose our humanity when in each others presence - well I'd rather throw most of it in the trash. We're unconsciously throwing away much of what it means to be human - and all for the sake of some corporate profit. It's like a social suicide.