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Has the human population reached the stage of social disconnectivity? People just decide not to meet new people, and spend more time as a recluse.

This topic was bought up by the truly inspiring video of the Free Hugs Campain (Found Here)


Do you agree with this statement? Are we at a stage of social disconnectivity where people would rather be on their own?

There is more of an opportunity to stay disconnected to society, which is your right…however it is human nature to interact with people and therefore I believe people will always want to be around people regardless of the ability to spend more time alone.

We are more open than ever, we reveal personal intimate details about ourselves to the masses which even just 10 years ago we would have guarded and kept private.

even when we spend time alone we still spend hours interacting with other people.. just look at this board..!

Still, alot of the people I know and live about my area, dont go anywhere. They just sit and have the oppertunity to be alone, and so will be alone.


And Im saying as a whole. Personally, I voted in "Some Places" as alot of my area is not very active, but I know of people, myself included, who are very open.

I was wondering what the SRL public thought of the matter.

In my opinion, maybe it's being looked from a wrong view. Have you ever felt really weird, just weird, when your parents tell you to go out with friends since it's a beautiful day? What if we feel that we are not alone when we are in the internet, especially on forums like SRL with people discussing here?


So, bolded the conclusion so it sounds like some politic saying it -

People are not getting socially disconnected, the form of sociality is changing.

Good point. So in general, people are becoming more socially active in different ways?

Still, its technically social disactive, because its more E-Social :P

But good point nonetheless.

I agree with n3ss3s. :)

From: n3ss3s
People are not getting socially disconnected, the form of sociality is changing.

I completely agree. And so do my parents, which is why they don't yell at me for being on the computer at all hours, they know that I'm doing my version of hanging out with my friends. Even if they're people I've never actually met :P

HOWEVER, if you take the question as simply observing a more "traditional" view of sociality, then my answer is "sort-of". While I know many people, myself included, who are not wholly (yes, that is actually how you spell it) comfortable being physically around new people (due to the fact that I'm not that good at reading body language and facial expressions. My friends joke that I have autism, though I don't exhibit the other signs for it). And I know plenty of people who are uncomfortable around EVERYONE. But then again, I know plenty of people who are incredibly outgoing.

This may be normal, I do not know, since I am neither that old, an expert on the subject, or anyone particularly interested in said subject. The reason I say "sort-of" instead of no, to the question, is because of the changes I've observed. When I was younger, almost everyone who I know now who is like me socially (myself included) were incredibly outgoing and very socially active. Heck, I practically lived at my friends' houses instead of my own. But we've now become what I mentioned above.

So I say "sort-of", as I can see how people would interpret my experiences (and their own) one way or the other.

If I didn't make sense with this, please let me know. I don't usually answer questions such as this in writing on-line, I'm much more comfortable with this kind of discussion face to face, despite my usual reservations. As such my answer would probably be much more eloquent speaking than writing.

meh, it's the way that you connect with others thats changing not the social life of the individual.

its funny but i blame technology :D

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Ive decided to base one of my GCSE topics on this so I need some good information :D

I don't know… Sometimes people annoy the hell out of me though.

Well, I think people will connect more due to the internet, just not face to face. But people will always connect with people through work/school.

Not everybody , I think most of the people have a social life , and just the minority dont like to meet new people and be alone , well … We can spend lots of time at the pc but we still go out with friends and all that cool stuff …

I can go either way on this i mean sure its obviouse that people are spending more time alone on there computers and playing there video games but other people are also becoming more open.I myself for example like to meet new people and hang out alot but somtimes u just need to tell everyone to go away and spend some time with yourself.