computers brake our social life!

[fourdc]

I work third shift, if it weren't for computers I would not have a social life.

[alakhiyar]

I would agree to a point. In my case it does not effect my social life in the least bit. Yes, I'm on the PC alot, but that is also because I make money on it and at work I have no choice. When I leave work I pretty much leave the computer alone except. The only times I go on is to check my stocks, mail, sales and thats about it. When I'm not at work/on the PC I'm spending time with my friends, fiancee, at the gym, going to the batting cages and just living my life to the fullest.

Now on the other side of the spectrum the computer has pretty much taken over/ruined my nephews life at the moment. Ever since he got WOW in about 3 months ago that is the only thing he does. Before he started playing WOW he would go out with his friends, go to the batting cages with me and just be normal. Now we are lucky to get him to come out and eat dinner at the table , it has come to the point where his mother is ready to take the damn PC out of his room because of the time he spends on it.

The other night my sister (his mother) asked me if I could monitor what he is doing on there, so I installed a keylogger and what I found was more than disturbing.

So I can see both sides, but I think it depends on the person. Some people get addicted to things easier than others

[hexadecimal]

i never had a social life... i was always the quiet kid in class that people made fun of when i was in grade school..

now that im in highschool making $5+ an hour more than them... thanks to the computer skills i picked up in my absense of social life... they wont leave me the hell alone with questions

although what social life i could of developed didnt because i was always in a digital relm.. online what i think is instantly translated to my fingers and keyboard... face to face what i say tends to stumble out of me...


computers can be an excelent part of a social life if you keep it in balance.. but it can be devestating in some cases

[the tree]

Does the original poster mean "brake" as in what the pedal that isn't the accelerator does or "break" as in what fix doesn't mean?

In the first case I'd be inclined to disagree, the tubes make the process of making arrangements about a million times easier and let us organise parties on a whim without all that bother of planning ahead.

In other case, I know what you mean at least, the beauty of IMing or e-mail is that you don't have to talk to anyone and making conversation is no longer a required skill unless you actually want to. When you meet someone in person after all that it can lead to quite some awkwardness (experienced this recently, it almost started a fight).

But all in all, your social life is essentially what you make of it, not what the technology at hand dictates.

[ric-o]

Now we are lucky to get him to come out and eat dinner at the table , it has come to the point where his mother is ready to take the damn PC out of his room because of the time he spends on it.

The other night my sister (his mother) asked me if I could monitor what he is doing on there, so I installed a keylogger and what I found was more than disturbing.

Ooo, sorry to hear about this. That's why the experts say to never let a kid have the computer in their room. Hopefully you and your sister got involved in time.

I'm no psychologist but know one (actually I stayed at a Holiday Inn....oops, sorry couldnt resist), but from what I've been told it's normal for kids to get obsessed or deeply into something new like a video game or computer or whatever. However, it's up to us adults to try to help them with balance...how is another story.

Best of luck to your sis and you with this. The Internet is a scary place for a kid (not sure how old he is but scary for most up to 18).