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The extinction of human interaction takes yet another step forward...

I hate even thinking this, but as we “progress” in “society” it sure seems like each step “forward” brings us closer and closer to becoming the “Borg” from Star Trek where everything happens in your head and personal interaction becomes less necessary and thus more foreign.  I hope this stops or at least slows down at some point and the value of human interaction surfaces as something we want to preserve.  I find it sad, however, that this seems more of a hope than an eventuality the way things are going everywhere — even in audio.  Ugh.  Thoughts?

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ghdprentice
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While social media and the pandemic have pushed social interaction to the background. I think there will be a strong rebound. We are social animals. I was an executive for most of my career in global companies. For instance in logistics… you have a picture of what you think is going on… have many conference calls… then fly to Portugal, or China and WTF. What you find out is completely different. Then people. Managing a global project… you want to effectively get something done… you look the guy in the face and have dinner and talk about his family… then when stuff gets behind, you call him and you know him, he knows you… there is no substitute. $5K or $7K for a trip to Japan or Singapore is completely worth it.

I chose business as an example, it is a really high cost example… but people want to be in the company of people. Work will change to limit costs by more work at home… but not entirely. It is our species strength… it is why we dominate the earth. Hopefully it will not also be our downfall.


People are social animals and when we get the pandemic under control people will flood back out to interact.
ghdprentice
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I am currently reading the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. First they had representatives of the population, the Senate, and elected head with term limits. The populous became complacent and disconnected, they were cut out of the loop, the Senate was then stuffed with cronies and term limits for Caesar became lifelong. Starting the long decline of the empire.

I have always appreciated Durants’, The Story of Civilization where he says that throughout history civilization sparks and ignites, grows bright for a time, flickers and dies, and sparks somewhere else. We have been lucky enough to live (or at least me) post WWII in a relatively peaceful time for the earth. Climate change is going to cause enormous global conflict. Hang on to your hat.

Anyway, I agree with you. Although I have no idea why you brought that up. The global commerce I have been involved in has been an exceptional source of reducing tension and bringing the countries together and pushing off conflict. I have friends in China, across Europe, Mexico, Japan… supply chains reduces conspiracy theories about what the “other side” is thinking.
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