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I get to tell my DS that I, in fact, am older than the internet.

It will most likely blow his mind in 5 years when he turns 16 and starts driving.

It disturbs me, on a very deep level, how much technology has aided people in being...shitty. I lurk more than I post, always, and my life is far from perfect - but damn. The smart phones (I crush candy all day, I understand the fascination)and facebook - apps that hide what you are doing, websites that encourage you to be a cheating asshole... ugh.

WTH kind of crap is MY ds going to have to deal with when he is in his first 'real' relationship as an adult? How is technology going to make it so much easier for his heart to be broken?

And then, I remember. This has all been happening, for, pretty much, ever. And it's only because of the technology that I even have SI, which is what has made me so much more aware of the destruction that takes place in so many lives.

It's heartbreaking. And crazymaking. If the internet just disappeared one day...(I read too many dystopian books, haha)....would it be any better? If we could really get back to the basics...would it be any better? Would people care more, and think about anyone besides themselves...more?

Or is it just hopeless? That no matter the state of the world, the same shit just keeps happening???!!!

People have always been shitty but it does seem as if our technology has certainly made being shitty and hiding it easier. On the other hand, the Internet also has a way of making our craptastic behavior hang around forever...just ask anyone with nude pics online who never intended for them to be made public.

I see many things when I look around...my children's friends are mostly unparented or poorly parented. No boundaries are taught, no moral compass instilled...nothing. Not even an attempt in many cases. I'd like to say that people are worse...it feels like it but I'm not sure if its the same old song and dance...just made easier and people are no worse than they ever were but they just have an easier time of it. Less is hidden maybe.

Anyway, I think about this a lot but I don't know the truth of it.

I've often said that technology is a big contributer these days; we're so connected in some ways that it's led to disconnection in other ways.