“We are constantly on our cell phones, whether it be in class, at lunch or at the dinner table.” – Don’t forget on airplanes, of course, like the Wash. U. students on the flight back from winter break with me. FAA rules be damned, they need to text constantly!

Saying something can’t be equivalent to saying the right thing, or even “physically” speaking at all. Some relationships are built entirely on texted communications – are those even real relationships?

The problem is not only our generation. Ever see business executives come out of a meeting and start fiddling with their Blackberries like there’s no tomorrow? Somehow, the businesspeople of yesteryear managed without those devices, and looking at the economy now, they seemed to do OK back then too.

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