In 1931, a cartoonist by the name of Chester Gould introduced a square-jawed detective to the Chicago Tribune. Dick Tracy was his name and besides his trademark facial feature, this character was known for his wristband, two way radio.
Some 77 years later, our culture has followed suit.
We communicate with each other via handheld devices, small enough to fit in your pocket (or your wristband for that matter). You can be on a train, on a bus, on a plane, in the tallest building or deep in a tunnel. Text messaging has become our preferred method of social interaction.
Thanks to modern technology, you can learn when your bills are due. Following the stock market? You can track your positions from your cell phone and get alerts. You can even learn who was chosen to be the next Vice President.
But as with anything in life, there are pros and cons. Will we become so reliant on our little electronic buddies that we slowly become socially inept and disconnected?
Time will only tell. As Dick Tracy would say, “Is the enemy of my enemy my enemy, or the enemy of my friend my enemy?”
Some 77 years later, our culture has followed suit.
We communicate with each other via handheld devices, small enough to fit in your pocket (or your wristband for that matter). You can be on a train, on a bus, on a plane, in the tallest building or deep in a tunnel. Text messaging has become our preferred method of social interaction.
Thanks to modern technology, you can learn when your bills are due. Following the stock market? You can track your positions from your cell phone and get alerts. You can even learn who was chosen to be the next Vice President.
But as with anything in life, there are pros and cons. Will we become so reliant on our little electronic buddies that we slowly become socially inept and disconnected?
Time will only tell. As Dick Tracy would say, “Is the enemy of my enemy my enemy, or the enemy of my friend my enemy?”
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