Today, I glanced at the daily comic strips in the Anchorage Daily News and was struck by the fact that four of them featured technology that did not exist when I was growing up - some not even a few years ago! I didn't think any of them were particularly "funny" but maybe the authors are offering some commentary on technology's invasion into our real life, too. Is technology is getting in the way of connecting to nature and interacting with face-to-face friends?
Zits - Jeremy is texting at a traffic light to no good end.
Sally Forth - Attempting to take advantage of the good weather the family ventures outside with laptop, then laments the lack of connectivity (Wi-fi, Hulu, NetFlix Streaming ) and the non-wacky squirrel noises.
Family Circus - "Grandma why does your phone have all these wires?"
Hi & Lois - Dad goes out bowling and the baby wonders why he doesn't just stay home and bowl with the rest of the family (using Wii).
