Two Steps Forward . . . Too Many to Go Back?

By: Dawn Lauer, PepperDigital

According to the WSJ’s “On the Road” column, more and more smart phone carriers will have their noses in their phones – not their books.

This is thanks to new digital technology that allows you to read an entire novel, yes, book on an iPhone, BlackBerry, etc. In today’s world, there’s no doubt that convenience is king, but I can’t help but to wonder if, with the advent of the digital age, there is such a thing as going too far.

While I’m all for the latest and greatest and happen to be a consumer of most of it myself, as a mother of (soon-to-be) two children, I find myself constantly thinking decades ahead when it comes to the products we use now and how radically they will be considered obsolete in the future.

I also fear that as a society, we may be unintentionally robbing our children and generations to come of classic pastimes, like reading an actual book, flipping through the pages of a newspaper or even balancing a checkbook. I know that with technology also comes great change, but is there a risk of losing necessary traditions?