As we spend increasingly more time online, it seems as though we’ve collectively...
They allow, or even encourage, bullies to launch Trebuchet text bombs into the ether without much consideration as to how they’ll land. It’s easy to dehumanize an avatar. Of course, people also come to blows IRL, but the digital remove of electronic interactions gives users permission to forgo common courtesies, to beat each other to death with their fingertips, then simply close their computers and move on.
We can’t make friends as easily at virtual gatherings than at in-person ones. Many younger “COVID kids,” as they’re called, have struggled socially after missing out on two years of typical socialization. My family moved to West U 17 years ago, when I was pregnant with our second child. I was enchanted by the well-maintained sidewalks and the astonishing number of people using them. Neighbors walking their dogs, pushing strollers, following little helmeted bike riders, jogging and strolling beneath the shade of giant live oaks inspired a feeling of conviviality.But just saying hello, while satisfying, is only the first step toward building a real community.
A few days later, she looked up Betty’s address, which wasn’t hard to find. Ann carried a plate of homemade brownies to her house and knocked on the door. Betty answered, looking disheveled and sickly. There’s that saying about being kind to everyone because everyone is going through something. Betty was clearly going through it, and Ann immediately softened toward her.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Essay | What Airline Chaos Looks Like From the InsideA flight scheduling fiasco from 20 years ago shows how even a famously well-managed carrier like Southwest can have a meltdown, writes a former Spirit Airlines executive
Weiterlesen »
'I found a better way to use morning affirmations''I call this the 'Yes, but' method, which acknowledges that something isn't going well but fills in the blank with something that is going well.'
Weiterlesen »
Essay | How to Restore Our Dwindling Attention SpansDigital distractions are ramping up our natural tendency to shift focus, raising stress levels and hurting productivity. But we can still take control.
Weiterlesen »
Carson’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute returns in personThe event features live entertainment, speeches, an essay contest and refreshments
Weiterlesen »
'A near death experience lead me on a path I never expected'In an original Newsweek essay, Julia A. Nicholson talks about a near death experience that changed her life.
Weiterlesen »
EXPLAINER: What is ChatGPT and why are schools blocking it?Ask the new artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to write an essay about the cause of the American Civil War and you can watch it churn out a persuasive term paper in a matter of seconds
Weiterlesen »