It’s pretty safe to say we’re solidly ensconced in the age of awesome technology, with smelly old books out and that dinosaur, the “laptop,” steadily becoming obsolete. Thanks to companies like Apple, we’re on our way to a sleeker, cleaner life without face-to-face contact, burdensome in-person social interaction or terribly heavy books.
But with any innovative technology comes the backlash. We saw this cruel action in November, when Columbia students were labeled “anti-social” and were even offered prizes to unplug from their hand-held devices and talk to each other (gross, I know).
