This article written by Oliver Burkeman highlights the idea that people, especially kids are living in a virtual world while simultaneously living in reality.
Burkeman speaks about the attitudes we have towards each other and how when in public, we don't act how we used to around people. he states that he has witnessed people communicating on their phones with other people, while being face to face with someone initiating a conversation. He explains that situations like these are what is dividing us - 'We’re more connected than ever, yet we talk – really talk – less and less.'
The fact that people use online social media in order to create a virtual life for themselves may be a way for us to completely change ourselves, with no real life implications. Obviously there are exceptions; many problems occur online. However, we can be whoever we want to be because we are simply behind a screen. Contrastingly, he says 'Anyway, don’t we edit ourselves offline just as much as in cyberspace – in our choice of clothes and haircut and makeup and the books we carry on the train?'
The overall verdict of this article is that we are increasingly using social media which is affecting our social skills in every day life. Even kids are becoming 'skilled' at multi tasking - concentrating on their phones while keeping a conversation going.
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