We all know those people that are on facebook twenty-four hours a day, eight days a week, posting videos of their kitten, letting the world know about every argument they've been in with their boyfriend, and always posting selfies, selfies, selfies... all with the same ducky kiss face. Don't we get tired of it? Darn tootin' we do! But why do they do it? Attention? Well yea. Looking for a way to avoid associating with anyone and their dog in person? They probably won't admit it, but yea.
On the other side of the spectrum.. we all know the other ones. The ones that we all figure live under rocks. Even though, in reality, they probably have more of a life than the aforementioned type. Unless of course they spend all the time they're not spending on facebook living in virtual worlds or playing video games.
Yea, there's a fine line that most people don't know how to hit. Including myself, of course(I'm one of the cat video watchers. ALL. THE. TIME. It's kinda bad..)
But what comes along with that fine line, is that the internet is wonderful for keeping us all connected and sharing all that we are and know and believe.
Elder Bednar talks about it perfectly in his addresses regarding those who completely forget about the real world, and those on the other spectrum who don't use their resources. It's so important to not get completely caught up in internet hype to the point where we completely forget what the point of living is. But it's also important to not live in the stone age. We live in this age of technology to use it and help others through it.
So yea, it's important to not be one of those technology weirdos, but it's also important to not live under a rock and use technology to both make life easier, as well as sharing things with others. Technology. Can't live with it, can't live without it.
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