Good news, people: according to the latest info from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, we're not turning into a bunch of grouches who want to do little besides stare at computer screens. As it took statistics dating back to 1985 into account, Pew even found a couple of instances in which technology seems to have made folks more sociable over the years.
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Now, there were some issues. Pew believes that everyone's "discussion networks" have decreased in size by about one-third since 1985, and apparently time spent on sites like Facebook and MySpace is sometimes substituted for neighborhood involvement.
Still, the Pew reports seems to provide evidence that technology isn't to blame for any loss of an "Andy Griffith"-like (or at least "Cosby Show"-esque) world.
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