iPod Idiots?

The student population is overrun with iPods, cell phones and many other gizmos and gadgets I can’t even name.

Just take a walk on the sidewalks after classes let out. Try to count the number of people who aren’t using some form of technology. I’ve done it 10 different times and only twice have I needed to use two hands to count those people who are not using an iPod or a cell phone.

Is it something we should be concerned about?

I guess that depends on your point of view. Personally, I think so. I find that I miss out on so many details of my surroundings when I use technology on the move.

Now I’m not saying that we should all spend our walk time “getting in touch with nature.” I just think that we have a beautiful campus, especially during the fall. And we miss so much of it being tuned into our electronic gadgets.

If listening to Bowling for Soup or Abba is what you need to get through the daily grind of school, then that’s your prerogative, and that’s absolutely fine. But when it’s turned up so loud or you sing along so that everyone has to listen, it become my prerogative, and quite frankly, I find it ridiculous.

I hope to continue exploring this iPod culture and what it means. Expect an update or two.