The Need to be “Always On”

I’ve talked before about the coming age of being “always on.” It’s only a matter of time before everything is connected. But what I haven’t talked about is the impact that has on our lives and the need, as humans, that we have to be connected to each other.

Humans are social creatures by nature. We want to talk with each other. Of course, there are always outliers (those who want to live apart) but we have created entire epicenters around centralized locations (i.e., cities, villages, etc.) th...