Comments on: Neophilia https://www.daniellemorrill.com/2009/04/is-this-neophilia-or-what/ I can see the future, because I live in it today. Sat, 19 Jul 2014 21:27:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Calvin Freitas https://www.daniellemorrill.com/2009/04/is-this-neophilia-or-what/comment-page-1/#comment-2430 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:46:45 +0000 http://www.daniellemorrill.com/?p=1013#comment-2430 Owen Thomas: “But if we are constantly documenting the moment in which we live, we stop being able to live in it.”

I’ve been thinking a lot about communication and connectivity especially with the prominent rise of iPhone usage among peers in the tech community. A large part of the reason I have not acquired an iPhone yet is because I don’t want to be so distracted by a phone, by communicating with people who aren’t there, that I forget where I am or what I’m doing in the moment.

Technology provides a lot of amazing capabilities and ways to make new connections to the world around us, but I like to be able to put it all away and enjoy the moments of solitude or moments with friends in person.

A song I enjoy that fits this perfectly is Switchfoot – Adding to the Noise (Lyrics: http://bit.ly/switchfootnoise) – “If we’re adding to the noise, turn off this song. If we’re adding to the noise, turn off your stereo, radio, video…”

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