http://www.wfs.org/M-A2008_Visions.pdf

ok sorry i posted so many links but i think this one is more along the lines of what we are looking for... in the picture it shows people sitting next to each other but communicating through virtual reality type headsets. perhaps the seemingly strange shape of the headsets isn't quite how i would picture it... but the general idea of real human disconnect is pretty clearly expressed. it seems as though people don't actually need any social skills to be socially successful recently (not that i have very many years to compare today to)... also, when people can meet online or through their virtual reality, they basically get to make themselves into what ever they'd like. our profiles on social networking sites like myspace and facebook, or the tags that represents us in blogging worlds are just single ideas of ourselves. in a sense, our created identity that we use to communicate to others around us is separating us from each other. the constant texting, emailing, and facebooking gives a sense of intimacy that we may be looking for while we sit across from each other at a table with our heads down at our own cell phones. do we love our gadgets, computers, and websites more than we spend real time with our friends and family?