SIMULATED STIMULI
THE CURRENT SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND RECENT CULTURAL TRENDS HAVE CAUSED US TO LIVE AN INCREASINGLY ISOLATED EXISTENCE. WE HAVE ISOLATED OURSELVES FROM BOTH ONE ANOTHER AND THE WORLD AROUND US. AS A SOCIETY, OUR CONSTANT NEED TO BE ENTERTAINED AND STIMULATED NUMBS US TO OUR SURROUNDINGS. SHIFTS IN THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE AND INTERACT, AS WELL AS ADVANCEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY, HAVE DETACHED US FROM NORMAL HUMAN INTERACTION. SITTING ALONE AT HOME, WE EITHER STARE AT THE TELEVISION OR COMPUTER SCREEN, COMMUNICATING VIA TEXT MESSAGE AND ONLINE CHATTING, ALONE RATHER THAN TALKING DIRECTLY TO A PERSON. WE CONSTANTLY TRY TO DEVELOP BETTER WAYS TO STAY IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER, BUT IT HAS A SOMEWHAT OPPOSITE EFFECT, TAKING AWAY FROM OUR ABILITY TO TRULY CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER. RARELY DO WE GO A DAY WITHOUT A CELL PHONE OR IPOD TO KEEP US ENTERTAINED, APATHETIC, AND COMPLACENT.
STATEMENT
2008
