I ran across this article and anyone interested in digital and the future and possible social/mental/cultural impact from technology, I recommend you read it
http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2011/janfeb/features/digital.html - (from the taglione for the article) "Separation Anxiety -Now that there's no escaping the digital world, research is getting more serious about what happens to personalities that are incessantly on."
I really like a lot of points brought out in this article and plan on looking into it - especially since I teach technology and I love technology - it does make me wonder a bit though.
I have been reading/following/writing fanfiction for a very cool "universe" called the World of Depleted (http://worldofdepleted.com)- this article along with that scenario really has me thinking - Is a new form of mental disease/affliction developing? I know there are cases of tech/gaming addiction (watch Frontline: Digital Nation for some great info - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/virtual-worlds/internet-addiction/game-addiction-counseling.html
But - is there more coming? How might we prepare?
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Here is a link that might interest you in this context:
UK Study - How does media change shape family life? http://ht.ly/3EC6r
(It's a brief excerpt/quote that leads to the original study)
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