Do you think intimacy is a problem these days?

Iggy Stardust · 03-10-2011, 03:37 PM

What do you think?
I believe it's true to a certain degree...

http://headville.net/2011/03/10/hmm-1/

**Janszoon** · 03-10-2011, 03:42 PM

Fixed your link for you. You can't link to any other site except for youtube by using the [ youtube ] tags.

Can't say I really understand the point of the video though, I must admit.

mannny · 03-10-2011, 04:35 PM

I have no idea what that video was but I think that's an interesting question. I'd say with technology blowing up it can be a problem in some cases. I mean with so much communication being through text these days some people rarely have face to face discussions. Also I think some people, including myself, sometimes use technology to avoid having to interact with people in either a social situation or just walking down the street. I mean I always have my ipod in when I'm in public and this definitely makes me avoid talking to people. Also, I think some people are less likely to talk to people they may not know that well because they can just be texting/IMing their friends on their phone rather than starting up a face to face conversation with someone they might not know as well.

s_k · 03-10-2011, 04:42 PM

I am scared of using a telephone to call strangers.
So I don't think I abuse technology not to see people.
I'd say quite the opposite, I got to know almost all of my friends via the internet somehow

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Iggy Stardust · 03-11-2011, 03:00 PM

don't you think technology has abstracted us from human contact

s_k · 03-11-2011, 03:25 PM

It definitely hasn't for me

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But it's the same with downloading for me.
Yes you can download INSTEAD of buying albums. I download to discover albums an then I buy the albums I really like. Which is quite a lot (link below name, all vinyl and original CD's). Same goes for people, I get to know them via the internet, only to get to know them in real life at some point.

Goblin Tears · 03-11-2011, 03:46 PM

I laughed at that video.

**Janszoon** · 03-11-2011, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iggy Stardust

don't you think technology has abstracted us from human contact

Is that a question or an order?

sidewinder · 03-11-2011, 05:44 PM

I am having intimacy problems. It's because I got my wisdom teeth pulled last Friday, and the girl I'm dating has a bad cold.

s_k · 03-11-2011, 05:54 PM

Being ill together can be very nice

03-10-2011, 03:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Iggy Stardust Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 52	Do you think intimacy is a problem these days? What do you think? I believe it's true to a certain degree... http://headville.net/2011/03/10/hmm-1/ Last edited by Iggy Stardust; 03-10-2011 at 03:37 PM. Reason: in case youtube didn't work

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Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Fixed your link for you. You can't link to any other site except for youtube by using the [ youtube ] tags. Can't say I really understand the point of the video though, I must admit. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

03-10-2011, 04:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
mannny **** Steve Harvey Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: MASS Posts: 423	I have no idea what that video was but I think that's an interesting question. I'd say with technology blowing up it can be a problem in some cases. I mean with so much communication being through text these days some people rarely have face to face discussions. Also I think some people, including myself, sometimes use technology to avoid having to interact with people in either a social situation or just walking down the street. I mean I always have my ipod in when I'm in public and this definitely makes me avoid talking to people. Also, I think some people are less likely to talk to people they may not know that well because they can just be texting/IMing their friends on their phone rather than starting up a face to face conversation with someone they might not know as well. __________________ Last edited by mannny; 03-10-2011 at 05:51 PM.

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s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	I am scared of using a telephone to call strangers. So I don't think I abuse technology not to see people. I'd say quite the opposite, I got to know almost all of my friends via the internet somehow . __________________ Click here to see my collection

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s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	It definitely hasn't for me . But it's the same with downloading for me. Yes you can download INSTEAD of buying albums. I download to discover albums an then I buy the albums I really like. Which is quite a lot (link below name, all vinyl and original CD's). Same goes for people, I get to know them via the internet, only to get to know them in real life at some point. __________________ Click here to see my collection

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Iggy Stardust Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 52	don't you think technology has abstracted us from human contact

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Goblin Tears Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ireland Posts: 337	I laughed at that video.

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sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	I am having intimacy problems. It's because I got my wisdom teeth pulled last Friday, and the girl I'm dating has a bad cold. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

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s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	Being ill together can be very nice __________________ Click here to see my collection