Social media

few things motivate me enough to write a blog about it,. It seems like it happens with less frequency than ever before, but when I feel an urgency, like something must be said by someone, it ends up a matter of maintaining a peace of mind or ignoring the constant nag, you can see I gave in to the drive to speak up regarding this issue.

ok, first off, the issue has lost novelity in my ears so I tend to just ignore it because it des not apply to me, right? um, well, my issue is not the one I hear preached about over and over. I have a media dependency, but am not a teen. I do not text and drive. I do not use digital devices in a way that excludes me from and real life, wait! yes I do. I am not so absorbed in chatting with my friends that I miss out on what is happening around me, it is a more refined or some how exceptional use of media, call it high brow if you will. I am busy taking notes of the significant things I hear or am looking up information etc. The points being that I am not texting or any such silly thing like missing an opportunity because I am so absorbed in a video game, but I am allowing myself to be preoccupied, nonetheless. I am thinking of that whole "good, better, best" thing. It is not a matter of good or bad. I only do good, bad in not an option, but in doing good, I d not find time to do what is best.

My real issue is with my babies. they will grow up in a world so different from mine. Social media, not being a famous rock star or football player will suck their time/life away. I might be strong enough to get up and realize what is happening that my desire to know is being exploited via facebook and twitter, but my kids might not be strong enough to stop doing it, and though they might profess good intentions, their life(what was a priceless gift chocked full of potential) will be sucked away by electronic devices, and I will have to answer for what I did when I was responsible.