If digitalization is progress in society this means them more progress we make, the more we drift away from what is real. We substitute face to face conversations with online IMs, facebook, twitter, texting, etc. It seems to be that it is easier to talk to people online (as I have heard from friends and experienced myself) so people will be more reluctant to communicating face to face.
I also notice that in video games, as time has progresses the graphics for gaming becomes better and better, looking more realistic. I notice graphics are considered bad if they do not look realistic enough. The electronic media tries to immitate reality because that is what the consumer expects and wants to see. Again, drifting away from reality but towards virtual realities. Also including 3-d movies, trying to make the audience feel like they are in the movie.
Possibly connecting to a typical American's busy schedule, since we cannot fit in real experiences such as, going to visit a family member, or just doing physical activity, into our daily schedules of working, we replace these experiences with game systems, movies, phone calls, text messages, and online connection that can all be installed into our own homes. We don't particularly have to leave the house go talk to someone or exersize.
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