Social Media Sucks

Clay Travis is a sportwriter/columnist. When I was on twitter I followed him. It was certainly entertaining. I do get his mailbag emails, and happened to catch this incredible post on technology. Please take the time to read it, and consider the effect that social media is having on your kids. Eddy writes: “Longtime fan of the mailbag. I know you’re a thinker and I like your thoughts on big abstract issues. Here’s the question(s) Have we reached peak technology, or at least plateued for a while, to make our lives better? I’m talking better not easier. Better is a measurable…

I love the TV show The Walking Dead.  I don't know what it is about the show that fascinates me.  It certainly isn't the gore and the violence, but the character development, and the lengths that they will go to in order to survive is fascinating.  Sure the idea of a zombie apocalypse seems far-fetched, but that doesn't temper my fascination with the "what would life be like" scenarios. But as far-fetched as the idea seems, the reality is we're turning into a society of zombies, controlled by our iPhones.  I've had this nagging angst over the past few months…