tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post5124006104228147201..comments2024-03-28T10:37:38.851-11:00Comments on Intelliblog: WHAT AILS US?Intellibloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-91217234300425563812014-06-27T19:14:22.907-11:002014-06-27T19:14:22.907-11:00I agree with both your observations and Susan’s. T...I agree with both your observations and Susan’s. There is a dangerous impersonality that globalisation and the anonymity of the web have engendered. We can talk of “community” and of “social media” when it coe to the web, but real community and real face-to-face social interactions in family and neighbourhood and real friends is where the answer lies.A'sean'sationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137051542598281391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-60400480326125245202014-06-26T23:46:45.573-11:002014-06-26T23:46:45.573-11:00Such a compelling rant, Nicholas. I wonder, though...Such a compelling rant, Nicholas. I wonder, though, if things are as dire as we think. For all the horror and corruption in the world that make it into the media reports, is there not an equal amount of positive energy working to build small connected communities in which people take care of each other, work to support children and elders, provide alternative activities to the mindless pablum of mass media? I live in a small community in New Hampshire that is working hard to build a safe and economically viable space for all the age levels. Our challenge is to get people to 'step away from their technology' long enough to get to know each other, work together on real events that bring more of us together, and embrace local groups that cement community bonds. I think our world has become unleashed from smaller local units/communities/schools/churches/social clubs/etc because of the growing reliance on mass media and a constant technological 'buzz' ... the imbalance has allowed a sense of detachment and anonymity to develop in our psyches ... children and young people have become especially effected by this. <br /><br />So, yes. Change is needed ... small is not such a bad thing. I would theorize that people might be better off to return to smaller neighborhood connections, smaller schools where teachers can really come to know their students, smaller social/health/spiritual groups that support each other more consistently, and smaller blocks of time on computers/televisions. <br /><br />Just some thoughts ... thank you for spurring them!Susan Lindquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039551683129884367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-39357723415733662112014-06-26T12:39:13.187-11:002014-06-26T12:39:13.187-11:00You may well ask. It is the same everywhere int eh...You may well ask. It is the same everywhere int eh Western world, not just in Australia. I believe education is the answer. But we must start early, even before primary school. And the role of the family is immense. Perhaps there lies the greatest problem: Family values and how the family brings up children, educating them in life skills.JohnDotGarveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07928748850738121068noreply@blogger.com