With more and more people owning an I-pod these days’ people are becoming less and less social. Public transport is the perfect example of this. When you get on a bus or a train or even a plane no talks to anyone anymore, everybody is listening to their I-pod. Silence and heads turned down focused on one thing the I-pod is the only thing one can see on public transport. No one ever talks to friend or perfect stranger anymore; they just listen to their music and ignore everything else.Groups of friends will board a train and put their earphones in and listen to their favourite music for the whole trip. They don’t talk to each other discuss things such as what going on with their lives or what’s happening in the world. They just listen. I find this rather sad as making connections with other people widen our points of view and broaden how we relate to others. With the invention of the I-pod we interact less and less with others and we become more involved in our world and not the world at large.
People are slowly moving away from each other and hiding themselves in a word of new media. With the invention of the I-pod and other mp3 players it is easier for people to hide themselves because it has become the norm these days. It is no longer anti-social to sit and listen to music instead of talking to friends or others in general.
Slowly and surely new media and inventions such as the I-pod have helped with the decline of public socialisation before we know it we will not be communicating with anyone except the new media.
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You forget that there is no longer any need to speak to people face to face anymore, it is far more convenient and fashionable to talk to people you were just with using Facebook or Mxit. I actually agree with you completely, it really is tragic that all people do these days is shut themselves off from the world around them by having music playing in you rears while you’re with friends, and then that same person will probably listen to that same music later on while telling his/her friends what a great time they had earlier sitting around listening to their own music. It is unfortunate that people feel the need to make connections across a cyber-network rather than in person, but at least we have online communities to look forward to, won’t that be a barrel of laughs.
yes, that the point Alistair. we should also not leave out the fact tht even in lectures students pay less attention in class, listening to music. i-pods make them crazy!
yes, that the point Alistair. we should also not leave out the fact tht even in lectures students pay less attention in class, listening to music. i-pods make them crazy!
Ntombizani Mbutho
HI. I agree with you it is sad that people just stick to themselves listening to their ipods. its a great loss for them.
I have definitely noticed how many people have become so attached to their i-pods that they may as well glue their earphones to their ears! It has also become so frustrating trying to have a conversation with someone because they are too preoccupied with whatever song or video might be playing at the time. It enables shy people to become even more socially inapt as they are able to crawl into their isolated holes and just be with themselves and their i-pods! In saying this though I do think they are an awesome invention and I love them, you just have to be able to realise when to stop and when it's taking up your time with family and friends!
Ya totally, iPods have most definitely made people less social in public places. Whenever I go skating anywhere in the States, almost everyone I run in to has those little white earbuds in there ears. You have to constantly raise your voice or yell at them just to get their attention. Although it adds comfort and a personal private space, it completely ruins car-rides, walking, and many other outdoor communication spheres.
corey crawford
I agree with everyone that Ipods are making people less social and less outgoing. It is the norm now to not make eye contact with people or give the friendly nod or hello to people passing you by. The isolation is taking its toll on the feeling of community. I usually only use my Ipod when I go running, but I guess that is almost just as bad. I've stopped paying attention to things around me.
well, i agree and dont agree. i agree that people using their ipods are becoming unsociable instead of conversing with people and enjoying everything about life they are in their own private space while listening to their ipos, " donot disturb". i agree that listening to your ipod while talking to friends and in lectures are totally wrong.
but ipods are cool, it allows people to sometimes just switch of from the world and enjoy their own personal time and listen to what makes them happy.
ipods are a great invention and people should appreciate it but also use it wisely.
New Media development is completely driving people away from each other it is designed for personal use; people are different for each other so media is encouraging them to engage themselves in the new media individually.Thobeka Mbatha(chommies)
I agree with your post that iPods are making more and more people anti-social. It seems like society does not take offense to the way we listen to our ipods while in public places, to the extent that you are excused from greeting people if you are on your ipod.
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