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DaveinGermany · 01-04-2010, 20:41

Politicians & Political Parties aside, I would agree with Rindys point about being materially & assets wise better off. But in achieving these betterments I believe a lot of basics have fallen by the wayside.

Through continually striving for monetary reward to buy the big,Cars,Tellies, Homes & gadgets to keep up with the "Jonses", the family has been placed on a back burner & as such isn't getting the attention & focus it requires.

In attempting to make things better for our families, by working longer & harder, so we can get the good things for our kith & kin, we are inadvertently neglecting them ! The quality time together is diminished & substitutes are being found in the form of games consoles, computers etc. So we are withdrawing from public life more readily & existing in an electronic World of individuals & solitude.

This then has the effect of degrading the social skills we require to interact with people & places in the "Real World" (that being the one outside of the 17" monitor). An alien place where we don't feel comfortable & as such don't always react well as we haven't mastered the arts & graces required for this scenario.

Yes as people we've come a long way & made many advances, but what is the real cost of our "Modern 21st Century Lifestyle".

01-04-2010, 20:41	#11
DaveinGermany a multieloquent Mule Xeno Tactic Champion! Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Back in Bramsche, Germany Posts: 9,023 Blog Entries: 76 Liked: 4664 times Rep Power: 905668	Re: Where do we REALLY go from here? Politicians & Political Parties aside, I would agree with Rindys point about being materially & assets wise better off. But in achieving these betterments I believe a lot of basics have fallen by the wayside. Through continually striving for monetary reward to buy the big,Cars,Tellies, Homes & gadgets to keep up with the "Jonses", the family has been placed on a back burner & as such isn't getting the attention & focus it requires. In attempting to make things better for our families, by working longer & harder, so we can get the good things for our kith & kin, we are inadvertently neglecting them ! The quality time together is diminished & substitutes are being found in the form of games consoles, computers etc. So we are withdrawing from public life more readily & existing in an electronic World of individuals & solitude. This then has the effect of degrading the social skills we require to interact with people & places in the "Real World" (that being the one outside of the 17" monitor). An alien place where we don't feel comfortable & as such don't always react well as we haven't mastered the arts & graces required for this scenario. Yes as people we've come a long way & made many advances, but what is the real cost of our "Modern 21st Century Lifestyle".