No, not Facebook, not Twitter, Google+, Instagram, not Pinterest, not any of those. I mean real people, real faces, real, real, real. How often do we see people sitting at dinner tables looking at screens instead of people there with them? An image on a screen is not the same as a body in front of you. Its a representation - not the real thing. Its a means to an end, but not the end itself. It has been reported that the average Twitter user has one follower and follows one person only. The illusion is that there are masses of people who read our posts and threads and tweets and adore our pins. Its not that social media is bad, its just that its not a substitute for real face to face connection. Its an additional layer, sure, but an even trade? No, not at all. Social media is easy - you post without having to get that immediate feedback that a real face, an immediate voice, a real human body right there in the room with you gives. You don't have to do the work of reading body language, listening and responding, reacting, correcting misunderstanding, interacting in the moment. Media is slow - you hear it called fast, and the way it disseminates info can be lightning quick, but real genuine understanding is far more immediate - happens best with two people occupying the same physical location and interacting on a very basic level, one that tech tries to mimic, but can never replace. Do yourself a favor today, pick up the devices a little less and see what happens when you go real, old school-social interaction! Love God and love people today - real people, not just their timelines or avatars.
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