Are we poised to let a computer app used to re-connect with high school friends bring down western civilization? Haven’t we had our fill of being duped by what we see and read on Facebook? Please repeat after me – Facebook: for keeping up with …
Read MoreThe Twitter Syndrome
Is Social Media Eroding Our Intelligence? Well here we go again, another study that proves what logic could have already told us. But still, this one is worth looking at since it could explain the behavior of the leader of the “Free World.” Social Media, …
Read MoreBreaking Up Is Hard To Do
Here is my Latest. Are companies like Facebook monopolies, utilities, or simply private tech companies working to make a buck like everyone else? Once upon a time, communication companies like the American Bell Telephone Company, which pioneered readily available communications by phone, were labeled utilities, …
Read MoreWouldn’t It Be Nice
In today’s world of constant craziness, I pondered on a few things that would be nice if they somehow magically happened. The late great Kurt Vonnegut once relayed a story about appreciating the little things in life saying, “One of the things [Uncle Alex] found …
Read MoreCommunication Breakdown
Social media, talking heads, clickbait, vanishing lines between news and opinion and a constant state of outrage. “What we have here is failure to communicate.” After decades of scientific and technological advancements we have managed to use them to create a climate in crisis, create …
Read MoreA Farewell to Civil Discourse
My Latest: A Farewell to Civil Discourse.
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