Funny, when I was younger for fun I was told to read by my grandmother. She was a strict lady, who believed old school was the way to bring grandchildren up. I must admit I am truly thankful for her bringing me up to be a bookworm.
I feel that the generations now, not that I am that old, tend to rely on everything digital and social. Like reading books online, or being attached to Facebook every two minutes to see who's poked you or tagged you in a picture. Don't get me wrong, I love my social media, however I feel that this has changed our social needs, it's taken away our souls... Communication has died...
When last have you opened a book, smelt the pages of a brand new book? (Sounds weird, but to me that's the most amazing smell - a new book!)
Everything has changed, and I know things change with time, but it's scary to think that our communication is so advanced now, can you imagine it in 15 years time. I suppose I am old school, I prefer speaking to someone face to face than having to BBM them or facebook them?
Then I think to myself, social media is our day to day habit. What would we do without it? When we bored or sitting on the bus or train we constantly use our social media pages! I'm not trying to contradict myself, I just feel that social media should not be so important in our lives. And also that the younger generation should not be so involved with social media, they growing up too quickly for their time because of social media and the Internet.
One could probably blabber on about how it changes our lives for the worst or the better, but I feel that the quality of life has changed due to social media, and the fact that we rely on the Internet and social media platforms way too much!!
