Son K was at the video game store on the weekend. He had the idea to sell some of his old video games to clear the clutter and maybe make some money. It turns out they just give a store credit and he ended up using it to get a new video game, but for a lot less money. Well at least he used up the store credit.
He waited in line for a long time as there was only one employee working. There was a mom in front of him buying a video game set for her 9 year old son. She had a lot of questions. K started talking to the guy behind him and ended up getting a new online gaming partner. They remarked on how young the kids were, that are starting to play video games. K told the guy that he was outside playing tennis at that age. The guy remarked on how he saw toddlers playing on Ipads in the restaurants these days. They both felt they should be relating and talking to the people around them instead of having themselves immersed in technology all the time. K remembered a school trip he took to Europe in 2014. He thought it was so nice there, that people seemed to talk to each other more, as there were less people on their phones all the time.
Well I thought these were interesting observations coming from twenty year olds.
He waited in line for a long time as there was only one employee working. There was a mom in front of him buying a video game set for her 9 year old son. She had a lot of questions. K started talking to the guy behind him and ended up getting a new online gaming partner. They remarked on how young the kids were, that are starting to play video games. K told the guy that he was outside playing tennis at that age. The guy remarked on how he saw toddlers playing on Ipads in the restaurants these days. They both felt they should be relating and talking to the people around them instead of having themselves immersed in technology all the time. K remembered a school trip he took to Europe in 2014. He thought it was so nice there, that people seemed to talk to each other more, as there were less people on their phones all the time.
Well I thought these were interesting observations coming from twenty year olds.
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Here people seem to be talking or texting all the time, I often have people almost walking into me because they are only concentrating on their texting. Technology is great, but we need normal interaction, too. Have a good start in he week, hugs, Valerie
Technology brings people together. I'm glad I found you because of the Internet :)
My oldest who's 21 comments on the exposure my youngest has at 17. When she was at school at 14 or so Facebook wasn't a big phenomenon. They had msn really. Fb has brought about a real change. Now snap chat. Youngest uses that. Rest of us haven't a clue including 21 yr old.
K is very wise, lol,,
As a European I'm afraid that thing happens over here too. I'm not against kids having technology but like you said I would want them to interact more. Then again I played video games at 3 so what do I know?
Technology is great in many ways but we mustn't lose touch with one another in the real world!
My daughter regulates screen time, TV included, with her kids. It takes discipline! Now I'm retired, I'm pretty much immersed at home, but I do wander outside a great deal!
Judging by the few European friends I have, they're just as bad now as we are! They're always posting selfies from vacation... However, when people talk about how my particular generation didn't have smartphones so we lived our lives, I tend to remind them of how many hours we spent watching MTV and playing Donkey Kong on the Atari! But yes, when we were out with friends, we spent time talking to them rather than staring at our screens. That is definitely true. You couldn't even read a book when people were around because it was considered "rude," even if you were stuck with a group of people watching a football game on TV that you weren't interested in...
They are interesting observations indeed. Technology is wonderful, but definitely there are times and places for it...
I sell my video games online myself. Gamestop and other places won't give you much for it.
My two year old grandson is fascinated with the u tube video cartoons on smart phones.
Well if goes to Europe now her will find the same thing there unfortunately. When not it is simply b/c many are not nearly as wealthy as North Americans! I know my neices are addicted to their phones! lol.
Glad he found a good use for that store credit. It's always good to rid of clutter.
great idea Adam, never thought of that.
Thanks for sharing their conversation Christine, there is hope for young yet!
Peggy xxxx
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