As oxymorons go there is no dearth.
A contagion sweeping our planet has led to the creation of many new names and phrases and 'Social Distancing' is top of the list.
Humans (most) are social by design. They thrive in community. They seek something among others of their species to not just reproduce but to mingle, coexist and do amazing things. That very idea is now (at least temporarily) being discouraged.
Advances (caution here) in technology has had an unintended effect of creating new zombie colonies that want no human interaction rather hiding behind a computer to peripherally engage another of the species similarly equipped.
This ailment is found in younger generations and some older (converting) adults as an example where they stick noise cancelling cups on their ears most of their waking day. Along with gadgets and software that has modified human behavior to the point of tapping on glass to communicate with family sitting at the same dinner table we are already heading for a sterile, virtual existence.
Crossing a road with no regard to oncoming traffic and even driving while distracted are common ills that we tend to discount in more ways than one.
This pandemic might just serve its purpose to wake us up holistically in that it may be the lining that burst our cloud and cleared the vision.
A contagion sweeping our planet has led to the creation of many new names and phrases and 'Social Distancing' is top of the list.
Humans (most) are social by design. They thrive in community. They seek something among others of their species to not just reproduce but to mingle, coexist and do amazing things. That very idea is now (at least temporarily) being discouraged.
Advances (caution here) in technology has had an unintended effect of creating new zombie colonies that want no human interaction rather hiding behind a computer to peripherally engage another of the species similarly equipped.
This ailment is found in younger generations and some older (converting) adults as an example where they stick noise cancelling cups on their ears most of their waking day. Along with gadgets and software that has modified human behavior to the point of tapping on glass to communicate with family sitting at the same dinner table we are already heading for a sterile, virtual existence.
Crossing a road with no regard to oncoming traffic and even driving while distracted are common ills that we tend to discount in more ways than one.
This pandemic might just serve its purpose to wake us up holistically in that it may be the lining that burst our cloud and cleared the vision.
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