Technology in our lives

Technology has taken president in our lives. as an individual living in 2012 i am expected to be on my phone 24/7 no matter what. when people call me and they dont leave a voicemail which is more often than not, i am expected to return that call no matter what. if for some reason my phone does not receive that call and i dont call back i am ridiculed for not returning the call regardless. technology in our lives has taken a president from the cell phone to the computer to the television our connection to the world as we know it is getting more and more instant and we are expected to be on top of it no matter what because everyone around us is on their smart phones. they are attached and therefore by definition so are we. if we want to check out for a while it is frowned upon because others wonder why you would do such a thing. It almost makes me want to live in the days where smart phones and instant connectivity didn't exist. in a slower time where people used mail and couldn't coordinate from the other sied of the globe. we have evolved to the point where people expect quick and instant responses and it scares me. I want to simply check out sometimes and just get away from everyone and everything.

Nick Barngrover