OLG Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Interesting interview with the author about social media and technology. I was struck by: "I make a statement in the book, that if you don't learn how to be alone, you'll always be lonely, that loneliness is failed solitude. We're raising a generation that has grown up with constant connection, and only knows how to be lonely when not connected." This is something that I tend to agree with and also think that many homeschoolers HAVE learned solitude and its benefits. Also makes me wonder about 'me' and this forum though -ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Absolutely-BUT it's not only the young generation that is suffering from this loneliness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang!Zoom! Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I needed to sit for just a minute to understand what the author was getting at. I think (catch me if I'm on some odd rabbit hunt here) what she is saying is that there is indeed a new *type* of loneliness being created, that being the "unconnected/tech" loneliness, and that particular and distinct style of feeling is casting a long shadow on what former generations know as "typical" loneliness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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