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I've lived here for two years and there are 8 neighbouring homes and I know 7 of the families by name, the other home is a single person who lives a very fast life, is never home due to work and when they are, they never interact with anyone.
I do agree with the mobile technology bit though tony.
I have real difficulty in understanding what is so important that it requires constant monitoring and immediate attention, and gawping at a little screen.
A sad life as far as I'm concerned. or maybe I'm missing out.
I wonder what conversational skills they pass onto their offspring.:sad:
You can only influence those in proximity to you, telling society at large what they should or shouldn't do is a waste of time IMO. As the saying goes: "Be the change you wish to see in the world", it'll have an impact on this within your circle of influence. Don't waste worry cycles on anybody whose behaviour you can't actually influence.
The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible (Sacred Activism) by Charles Eisenstein
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beautiful-Hearts-Possible-Sacred-Activism/dp/1583947248/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1416387674&sr=1-1&keywords=the+more+beautiful+world+our+hearts+know+is+possible
The Open-Source Everything Manifesto: Transparency, Truth, and Trust by Robert David Steele
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_4_11?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=open+source+everything+manifesto&sprefix=open+source%2Cstripbooks%2C178&rh=n%3A266239%2Ck%3Aopen+source+everything+manifesto
That's why I don't like discussions about wanting to force society to change and adopt your viewpoint. You can't. All you can do is change yourself and try to influence those proximate to you. If you want to have more impact you need to work to expand your influence, which generally means getting political with all the compromises and pitfalls that involves.
most notably the French Revolution 1789 on (pure philosophy),
also for example Maggie's coup (ideology) aimed at reimposing a Victorian ideal that the world rightly thought had had its day, but which Ronnie and the corporates hijacked to accelerate their hideous New World Order which rules us all today.