I’ve always had problems with the MySpace phenomenon. I guess I’ve never liked MySpace for the same reasons I’ve never been in to ‘chatting’ online. (I know, I know… I have a blog. But it includes no pictures and I never chat via message postings.) I recently read this article on Dallasnews.com; and it expresses things I’ve always felt about the ‘dangers’ of Internet usage saturation.
Though he’s not anti-technology, Dr. Bugeja often lectures students about “interpersonal intelligence” – knowing when, where and for what purpose technology is most appropriate.
He points out the students he’s seen walking across campus, holding hands with significant others while talking on cellphones to someone else. He’s also observed them in coffee shops, surrounded by people, but staring instead at a computer screen.
“True friends,” he tells them, “need to learn when to stop blogging and go across campus to help a friend.”
