Someone to Watch Over Me - Theodora Stites

After reading this essay, I find the writer to be a tad crazy. She would much rather meet new people and communicate via social network etc. People these days have become so detached. It is as though we can't have a normal conversation face to face. We are dependent on technology and if we were to lose it people wouldn't be able to handle social situations. The author also describes how she keeps tabs on friends and (ex-)boyfriends. There are those out there who do sit online for hours at a time "creeping" on peers lives for various reasons whether it is to see if you are doing better than this individual or you are truly a "stalkerazzi." One quote that really jumps out at me and I couldn't agree more with it is, "Online, everyone  has bulletproof social armor." I have seen this first hand, especially on facebook. There have been females who have messaged me having some kind of issue, getting all big and bad stating they want to fight me etc. When I see these individuals in person they do not say a word or even look my way. They feel as though they can say whatever they please because they are safe behind their device. If you have a problem with someone you should have the decency to say it to their face. This sort of behavior doesn't make an individual look appealing. This generation is lacking social skills because they are constantly using some sort of technology 24/7. Technology has it perks, but it could be destroying us.