Written by Jacob Ibrag
He looked out towards the still lake and thought
about the girl that had just left. She sat next to him
for nearly twenty minutes, stealing stares every
couple of seconds and yet he was petrified to say a
thing. The moment he’d try to look back, he’d just
as quickly refrain and occupy his attention with his
phone screen. It wasn’t always like this, used to be
a time when talking to people was involuntary as
breathing. He wanted nothing more than a second
chance to prove that he wasn’t crippled by the tech
in his pocket. He wanted to believe that things
would’ve been different, ‘but who am I kidding.’
Eyes + Words 
Sad, but true. It seems as if cell phones have replaced conversation.
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Wonderful indeed.
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Thank you 🙂
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Oh technology…technology isn’t the problem, it’s us. Phones, tablets, and computers are inanimate objects. We often find something to fill our time for whatever reason, and tech devices just happen to be the culprit. Thanks for sharing.
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This reminds me of the time I went to a summer family barbeque and everyone under forty were on their phones; including myself. Technology and social media seeped into reality; taking away time where we should be living in the physical.
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At this point, we’ve become addicted. It’s a twisted reality, one which has swallowed us whole without us really noticing. One day I’m hanging out with my friends playing a little ball while simultaneously making fun of this strange new website called Facebook, and the next day my eyes are painted by notifications coming from my computer screen. I can’t even remember the last time I’ve actually played a game of basketball and I hate that. I’m just hoping something changes, nothing drastic but something that can help us live again.
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