"I agree with much of what you say, but I will disagree in some aspects as well. Twitter has led to community for me on several fronts. I have become 'real' friends with several people I first connected with on Twitter. Would I have met these people had it not been for this technology? It's not impossible but I would say it would have been highly unlikely.

Still, I do agree that many people have taken to digital as a means of developing some relationships that they otherwise might not because they can do it from the safety of their computer."

- Jay

"I definitely agree with this. I can't tell you how many misunderstandings have taken place between me and and friends/family/boyfriends etc because of the internet. So much so that I would've lost some of those relationships if not for my efforts to resolve the misunderstandings.

I feel like my generation sees the internet as a complete replacement for physical interaction. It's like pulling teeth to get someone to meet with you in person. Why should they, when they can text, email, IM, tweet, or post on your wall? Behind this facade of "interaction", we are really isolating ourselves from one another. Online dating has its place, and may work for some people, but from my experience it's only another place for people to feed their ego and misrepresent themselves. It seems to be one thing that really needs to stay "analog". If only for the biological fact that you can only know if you have chemistry with someone when you're standing face to face.

As for Blockbuster, I've always hated the place. Good riddance. :P"

- Kelly

"I agree with you also. I didn't mean to say that it's an all or nothing situation. Example being: I have a "pen pal" I've had since I was eight years old and I owe the fact that I not only still communicate with her, but also am very close friends with her, to technology. What began as snail mail letter writing has evolved through the years to E-mail, AIM, and then finally Facebook. There are also people I knew during school that I never got to have much contact with and now have gotten closer over facebook.

Twitter is an undeniably useful tool for me. I use it mostly for industry information and education and to also keep up with what my favorite designers have been up to. I'm also a certified addict of Facebook. So while I say these things, it doesn't mean that I'm not in fact joined with them at the hip. I believe there is a place for all of this technology. Like Dustin points out, we haven't yet found the sweet spot of how it should fit into our lives."

- Kelly

"Great thoughts. I agree that its not all cons. There are certainly benefits. For me, the crux is..."its not all bad, but it feels like its starting to trend too far in one direction." And on that point, I want to do more than just go along for the ride."

- Dustin Britt

"I always hated the smell of the place! I also hated the LOUD sound of different movies playing."

- Jeffrey Nelson

"Definitely agree. I tend to go too far to the digital side in my personal life while secretly wishing I could make more time to send real cards/thank you notes or place real phone calls. The tangible communication has become special these days because it's so rare.

I'm interested to see how extreme things go as the generation just leaving high school start to make their way into the "real world". The kids I know sit at tables together & focus more on their smart phones than each other...all in unison. It's up to their parents to teach them basic manners, I suppose, but that's obviously not happening on a broad scale."

- Kristel Hayes