tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815647873324378422.post6634243462329873367..comments2018-09-25T13:39:15.323-04:00Comments on Beneath the Cross: Robert's Reads: Inevitable LonelinessRobert Fainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503838492241093005noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815647873324378422.post-12854235389267891492013-09-26T14:58:09.252-04:002013-09-26T14:58:09.252-04:00I think that our connections made with other peopl...I think that our connections made with other people via social media don't have much hope for being anything other than superficial. It doesn't take long to exhaust the benefits provided by those contacts. Real, meaningful human connection must occur on a deeper level. <br /><br />That's not to say that the Internet can't be a viable platform for interpersonal relationships. I believe, for instance, that a lot of healing can and does take place in online support forums and user groups where people are bound by commonalities.<br /><br />I think that this culture that is dominated by sound bytes and 140-character tweets, and iphones attached at the hip (self included) is damaging to our relationships, and ultimately there will need to be some sort of shift back to basics or we will lose touch altogether. I see social skills going down the drain, interpersonal relationships getting shallower and shallower - we must play an active role in upending this disturbing trend that most of us are quite guilty of perpetuating.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14625048798523763747noreply@blogger.com