I don’t frequent bars much. I used to once, but not so much anymore, and I’ll tell you why.
At one time, bars and pubs used to be places to gather, talk, and eat, drink, and be merry. Nowadays it’s a place where people get drunk while watching sporting events on big-screen TV’s, listen to music at twice concert volume, and gamble on loud machines that beep at the same volume as the ambient music.
When I go out, I think I would prefer a nice, quiet social place with a pool table and a dart board. Perhaps a piano in the corner or a jukebox that plays at a decent level. There is one place that may still be social though – The Loft, which is over where the old 17 Club used to be. I went there a couple of times with friends, and it’s nice enough, so I may go more often.
I know there are other places I can go, but I’m just making my point about those places. I do miss the coffee shops in Denver. The ones here aren’t as cozy. Then again, there are some here I’ve yet to try, so who knows. I prefer to spend time with people instead of relying on email, texting, and Facebook/blogging. Heck……even email is on the decline due to Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and others.
Did the Internet age isolate and spoil us too much? Maybe we should try to be more social in real life sometime.
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I would agree that we have become isolated and sometimes live in a virtual world. One of the concept essences where I work is that we are “an everyday oasis” for our customers. We are that. You would like it there. Nice quiet place to eat, read, work on the computer and chat with friends.
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Rather amazing how much gets sent thru email or said face to face on a daily basis, but we don’t really listen or communicate anymore isn’t it.
Of course we were used to that, but then again we remember life before computers and cell phone. In many ways the tech has gotten in the way.
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read a great little article (sadly, no link for you), about how the new ‘social media’ is about filtering out everything but the people that ‘like’ you.. you never hear “you’re an asshole!” from anyone anymore.. because you only interact with people who are your ‘friends’…..and everyone ends up being an emotional retard…
..just think for a second how much effort people go to, to remove any ‘uncomfortable’ comments from any kind of Online postings…
UseNet didn’t die because of the Spammers.. Usenet died because people couldn’t handle people they didn’t know, pointing out that their words were worthless outside of a tiny self-serving social circle.
Well, nearly 20 years ago, Henry Rollins riffed “…and I tell you what you already know, and you say ‘I IDENTIFY WITH YOU SO MUCH!’….”
Welcome to the new-neo, distorted and crippled, NeoTribalism…
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