My wise old grandfather once said that the three most detrimental things that happened to society was.
Air conditioning.
Television.
The Internet.
Before air-conditioning, people used to go out and do things to get out of the house... this led them to meet others and have conversations. People visited with each other for entertainment. Then when Air-conditioning came along, people started to gather more in places like movie theaters and department stores.
Once television came out, people stopped going out so much. They opted to stay inside and watch their new shows and not only did couples stop gathering together for entertainment, they even stopped talking and spending time with each other in their own homes. Family dinners even took a back-seat to TV dinners.
And then the internet took over. Now no one hardly talks to anyone unless its through electronic methods.
If we keep heading in this same direction, we are going to end up like those poor bastards in Demolition Man.
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