Comments on: Politeness on Campus http://www.northparknews.net/campus/politeness-on-campus/ Official Student News from North Park University Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:42:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kristopher Kaimhttp://www.northparknews.net/campus/politeness-on-campus/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Kristopher Kaim Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:54:05 +0000 http://northparknews.net/?p=625#comment-301 This is a very concerning matter. I've always believed that with the advent of new technological breakthroughs in social interaction, with it comes the decline of actual social interaction. The people soon forget the necessity of openness and courtesy in a society that is wired 24 hours to the net.Personally, I am wired to the net all day and night. I am on the internet constantly, I have my Facebook account, and I text message. However, one of the core principles that I was taught growing up was to respect people - especially elders. In a society in which people are becoming less informal - as you describe it - is thanks in part to not only the internet but also through the lack of parental teaching. This is a very concerning matter. I’ve always believed that with the advent of new technological breakthroughs in social interaction, with it comes the decline of actual social interaction. The people soon forget the necessity of openness and courtesy in a society that is wired 24 hours to the net.

Personally, I am wired to the net all day and night. I am on the internet constantly, I have my Facebook account, and I text message. However, one of the core principles that I was taught growing up was to respect people – especially elders. In a society in which people are becoming less informal – as you describe it – is thanks in part to not only the internet but also through the lack of parental teaching.

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