The things you own end up owning you.

Capitalism has lead us into in age of disconnection. We are the children of the information age descended from the children of the space age. As society begins to plug in we as individuals begin to unplug. We are lead to believe that we are more connected now by using devices for mass communication like "Myspace", "Texting", or the newest culprit "Twitter". We believe we are brought closer to our fellow man by technology, but we are actually separated. We are separated from personal social interaction. I am sure you have been out in public and seen people acting blatantly rude without any regard for others around them. That is because we are not used to being around people as much anymore. Technology is also destroying our imaginations and the imaginations of our children. Instead of learning how to use our voices to make music, we now watch others on American Idol do what we ourselves have the ability to do. Instead of learning how to play an instrument, we now play Guitar Hero and pretend to be talented. Instead of going outside or going to a gym to excercise, we play "Wii Fit" with the hope to get a half assed workout. One may ask themselves "what is the point of creating when everything has already been created for me". What is the point of dreaming when everything is already dreamed for you. Children are parked in front of televisions and computer screens wasting their minds and their youth. Adults are wasting away in front of the very same devices that have their children enslaved. We watch other people lived rehearsed lives with scripted laughs and prerecorded sadness. When will we wake up from our conscious slumber and smash are masters electronic cages and break our minds free. When will we look around and realize that the status is not quo. Of course, the irony of my rant is that I am ranting on one of the very devices that I am condemning, C'est la vie. Who wants to play Xbox?!