Topic > Mind on Mass Social Media, by Steven Pinker - 734

Many people walk and never even look up anymore. Today traveling by bus has become a very silent journey. There are people listening to music, checking email, statuses and other social networking sites. You can't even get a simple hello or "how are you" like in the old days. Even in classrooms, students can't put their phones away. It's like they can't live without it. They are so attached and fascinated by people's tweets or Facebook posts that they divert their attention. Mainly the reason why many students fail a class is because if your teacher sees you using your phone, it shows that you are not serious and that you are not focused. We have something called self-control and if our society learns to put their resources down, put down the phone and live life, they can realize the beauty that surrounds them. Technology would not take over ours