The future holds very little socializing, I think. At least in person. I believe we will be a nation, if not most of the industrialized world, of people looking down, into our phones, mostly, and laptops, secondarily.
First, what we're doing.
Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital
Fewer American Workers Join Labor Unions
The military's real problem: Fewer Americans are joining
Younger Generations Less Likely to Join Boy Scouts
Masons, other service groups fight membership declines
Moose, Elk Joining The Endangered
NASCAR Is In Trouble And Nobody Wants To Talk About It
There are a lot of reasons for the NFL's ratings slide
So long, televised football: Millennials are so over you
Americans becoming less religious, especially young
U.S. Public Becoming Less Religious | Pew Research Center
And now, for the problems...
People Spend Too Much Time on Smartphones
U.S. Young Adults Admit Too Much Time on Cell Phones
Britons spend more time on tech than asleep, study suggests
Putnam, "The Strange Disappearance of Civic America."
Amount of Time Spent Playing Video Games Influences Kids' Behavior
When Tech Is a Problem Child
How parents fight back against their kids’ obsession with smartphones and social media.
Doesn't seem like it portends good things for us, as a people, as a society, as a nation. A not very united states.
