A Problem with an Easy Solution
I recently read a report about a growing problem in America. The study revealed that the majority of younger Americans feel ‘out of touch’ with others, the largest percentage being young men whose most frequent concern was that ‘no one really knew them.’ I understand how this is possible, and all that was required was to observe people in public areas. Personal interaction is disappearing, and along with it honest discussion and the expression of diversity in the form of new and different ideas. The truth is, I know what caused this problem and how it can be cured. In the late 1970’s, my wife and I received our first cellular phones m AT&T. We didn’t ask for them. We had 25 total minutes per month, free of charge. They were bulky, about the size of thermos of coffee. We decided to use them only in an emergency. We had two over the first month. We were born in 1946 and 1950 and remember the annoyance of waiting for phone calls from doctors, auto mechani...