Reconnecting

While technology is great, when you combine it with social media, helicopter parenting, and a deflated view of the world, you are bound to feel disconnected. One of things we are going to touch on here as we move along is the overwhelming fear of people today to fail, and unfortunately, failing is requirement in our development. But today, failing means becoming a meme or spread online, then bullied, and thats assuming a parent even left enough slack in the leash to at least try.

Unfortunately, as humans, we aggressively swing from one extreme to another, it doesn't matter if it is left to right, or parenting, we have a hard time finding the center. My generation was raised on hose water, and complete freedom. There are litterally old commercials you can find online that had to remind parents that it was night time and then asked them if they new where there kidz were. I chit you not, that was our childhood, and it was awesome. However, it was extreme, so now, we over correct as usual, as always.

But it was those times that helped us understand our place in the world, it forced us to not just connect with each other, but collaborate as well, although that part seems to of been forgotten by all. Without connecting, and I mean really connecting with another human, we become cold, jaded, and sad.

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